The Return of Spring

Joslyn Art Museum,Omaha, NE, US · 117 x 215 cm

Lustrous Calico
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
The Return of Spring by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
58.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#8D8A89 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 49°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 58.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 58.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Return of Spring" (1886) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Sage. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #34423A pulls the eye.

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