The Small Fistule That Says Tic Tac

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US · 36.2 x 24.5 cm

Lustrous Heather
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The Small Fistule That Says Tic Tac by Max Ernst

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
55.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
35.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
19.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#9D8152 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 80°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 55.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 35.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 55.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Small Fistule That Says Tic Tac" (1920) reads as a shadowed, vivid-saturation balanced palette built around Purple and Yellow. One color carries 76% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #F2DD47 pulls the eye.

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