Preparation for the Funeral

Private Collection · 49 x 80 cm

Sepulchral Basalt
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Preparation for the Funeral by Paul Cezanne

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
19.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#362B24 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 65°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 19.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 19.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Preparation for the Funeral" (1869) reads as a deep, mid-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Amber. One color carries 58% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #D4AA53 pulls the eye.

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