The Gulf of Marseille Seen from L'Estaque

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US · 80 x 99.6 cm

Lustrous Teal
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Teal Blue-green - the color of teal duck plumage, cool and saturated.
The Gulf of Marseille Seen from L'Estaque by Paul Cezanne

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
64.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-9.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#82A29F teal

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 185°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 64.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 64.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Gulf of Marseille Seen from L'Estaque" (1885) reads as a mid, mid-saturation cool palette built around Teal and Blue. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #E7C25C pulls the eye.

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