Unwinding machine

160.6 x 97.7 cm

Tenebrous Basalt
Tenebrous Dark and murky - low-key values with obscured form, Baroque in temperament.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Unwinding machine by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
20.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
7.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#2F322D black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 123°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 20.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 7.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 20.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Unwinding machine" (1877) reads as a deep, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Slate and Beige. One color carries 41% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #694E35 pulls the eye.

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