Sunset

53.34 x 81.28 cm

Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Sunset by Maurice Prendergast

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
41.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
18.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#785B40 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 68°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 41.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 41.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sunset" (1915) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #BF5430 pulls the eye.

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