Study for the painting The fishing expedition of Polyphemus

Private Collection · 74.5 x 102 cm

Silvery Slate
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Study for the painting The fishing expedition of Polyphemus by Max Pietschmann

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
70.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-1.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#A9AEAA gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 149°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 70.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 70.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Study for the painting The fishing expedition of Polyphemus" (1891) reads as a lit, mid-saturation cool palette built around Teal and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #443C47 pulls the eye.

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