Homer Saint Gaudens and His Mother

Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, US · 151.8 x 142.2 cm

Dusky Tawny
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Homer Saint Gaudens and His Mother by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
9.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
4.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#1E1716 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 44°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 9.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 4.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 9.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Homer Saint Gaudens and His Mother" (1890) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Amber. One color carries 99% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #DBB56A pulls the eye.

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