The Flying Horses

Private Collection · 33.66 x 53.34 cm

Dusky Gamboge
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
The Flying Horses by Maurice Prendergast

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
47.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
12.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#7F6F49 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 88°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 47.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 47.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Flying Horses" (1900) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Sage. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #667671 pulls the eye.

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