Father of the Artist

National Gallery, London, UK

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.
Father of the Artist by Paul Cezanne

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
35.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#614D4A red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 38°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 35.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 35.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Father of the Artist" (1865) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Warm Grey. One color carries 91% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #D85047 pulls the eye.

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