Madame Paul Poirson

Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, US · 149.86 x 85.09 cm

Weathered Tawny
Weathered Worn and desaturated - the palette of aged surfaces, faded pigment, and patina.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Madame Paul Poirson by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
66.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#A99EA0 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 11°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 66.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 66.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Madame Paul Poirson" (1885) reads as a lit, muted-saturation warm palette built around Slate and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #9096A2 pulls the eye.

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