Sir David Richmond

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, UK · 147.3 x 96.5 cm

Sepulchral Crepuscule
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Crepuscule Twilight purple-gray - the color of the sky in the minutes after sunset.
Sir David Richmond by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
17.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
7.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#2F272A black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 15°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 17.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 7.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 17.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sir David Richmond" (1899) reads as a deep, mid-saturation cool palette built around Purple and Amber. One color carries 73% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #C9AD7B pulls the eye.

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