In Brittany

Whitworth Art Gallery (University of Manchester), Manchester, UK · 37.7 x 27 cm

Lustrous Sage
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
In Brittany by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
28.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#94885F yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 93°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 28.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"In Brittany" (1889) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Green. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #74869F pulls the eye.

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