The Gramineous Bicycle Garnished with Bells the Dappled Fire Damps and the Echinoderms Bending the Spine to Look for Caresses

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US · 74.3 x 99.7 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.
The Gramineous Bicycle Garnished with Bells the Dappled Fire Damps and the Echinoderms Bending the Spine to Look for Caresses by Max Ernst

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
27.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
12.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#4F3B27 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 73°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 27.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 27.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Gramineous Bicycle Garnished with Bells the Dappled Fire Damps and the Echinoderms Bending the Spine to Look for Caresses" (1920) reads as a deep, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. One color carries 49% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #DD9B19 pulls the eye.

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