Madame X (also known as Madame Pierre Gautreau)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), New York City, NY, US · 208.6 x 109.9 cm

Smoldering Sienna
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Madame X (also known as Madame Pierre Gautreau) by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
22.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#3C3327 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 78°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 22.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 22.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Madame X (also known as Madame Pierre Gautreau)" (1884) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #121A1B pulls the eye.

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