Joseph Jefferson

91.4 x 72.4 cm

Sepulchral Basalt
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Joseph Jefferson by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
11.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#241824 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 335°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 11.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 11.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Joseph Jefferson" (1890) reads as a deep, rich-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Purple. One color carries 58% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E29D4E pulls the eye.

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