Severed head

39.5 x 37 cm

Dusky Stone
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Severed head by Odilon Redon

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
28.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#513F36 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 56°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 28.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 28.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Severed head" (1878) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #CCA370 pulls the eye.

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