Sorrow

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France

Tenebrous Heather
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Sorrow by Paul Cezanne

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
21.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
6.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#363033 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 350°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 21.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 6.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 21.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sorrow" (1867) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Dusty Pink and Warm Grey. One color carries 32% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #B4B5B7 pulls the eye.

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