The Young Chimaera

Private Collection · 25.5 x 8.5 cm

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
The Young Chimaera by Max Ernst

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
69.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
35.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
17.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#BDA672 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 86°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 69.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 35.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 69.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Young Chimaera" (1920) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #5165A7 pulls the eye.

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