Sir Edmund Gosse

National Gallery, London, UK · 54.61 x 44.45 cm

Lustrous Slate
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Sir Edmund Gosse by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
37.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#675350 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 32°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 37.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 37.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sir Edmund Gosse" (1885) reads as a mid, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Blue and Beige. One color carries 86% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #181009 pulls the eye.

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