Sower

E.G. Bührle Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland · 73.5 x 92 cm

Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Sower by Vincent van Gogh

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
45.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
40.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
23.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#83662F orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 82°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 45.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 40.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 45.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sower" (1888) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #E9BA23 pulls the eye.

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