The Murder

Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK · 65.5 x 80.7 cm

Tenebrous Stone
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
The Murder by Paul Cezanne

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
11.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
5.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#211E1A black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 77°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 11.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 5.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 11.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Murder" (1868) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Warm Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #E1A359 pulls the eye.

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