The Archbishop of Canterbury (Randall Thomas Davidson)

130.8 x 105.4 cm

Nocturnal Basalt
Nocturnal Night-register palette - very low values, the world after dark.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
The Archbishop of Canterbury (Randall Thomas Davidson) by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
18.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
4.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
1.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#2F2B2F black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 333°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 18.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 4.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 18.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Archbishop of Canterbury (Randall Thomas Davidson)" (1910) reads as a deep, whisper-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Mauve. One color carries 64% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #B87357 pulls the eye.

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