Self portrait, at work

Private Collection · 32 x 21.5 cm

Lustrous Tawny
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Self portrait, at work by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
57.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
47.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
35.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#B28038 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 75°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 57.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 47.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 57.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Self portrait, at work" (1893) reads as a mid, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #BA5E16 pulls the eye.

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