Color one

Air superiority blue

#72A0C1

Color two

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Air superiority blue (#72A0C1) and Bistre (#3D2B1F) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Henry Mosler, Albrecht Altdorfer, and Heinrich Hansen and the Academic Art tradition. Painters typically deployed air superiority blue at an average of 14% of the canvas, with bistre at 9%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Drab dark brown (#4A412A), Eerie black (#1B1B1B), and Khaki (#C3B091).

Artworks Featuring Air superiority blue & Bistre

The Port at Martigues palette card
The Port at Martigues
Francis Picabia · 1903
Express Train Arrives palette card
Express Train Arrives
Hans Baluschek · 1908
View of Venice. The Ducal Palace, Dogana and Part of San Giorgio palette card
View of Venice. The Ducal Palace, Dogana and Part of San Giorgio
J.M.W. Turner · 1841
Sea Maidens palette card
Sea Maidens
Maurice Prendergast · 1910
Holy cave palette card
Holy cave
Nicholas Roerich · 1931
Banks of a River palette card
Banks of a River
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1896

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Air superiority blue & Bistre

6 master palettes where Air superiority blue and Bistre appear together most prominently.

Henry Mosler Palette 6 - Penumbral Bister

Henry Mosler

14.7% Air superiority blue · 11.4% Bistre

Albrecht Altdorfer Master Palette - Muted Tawny

Albrecht Altdorfer

17.6% Air superiority blue · 8.4% Bistre

Heinrich Hansen Palette 1 - Soft Tawny

Heinrich Hansen

16.8% Air superiority blue · 7.4% Bistre

Gustav Pope Palette 3 - Somber Ash

Gustav Pope

10.8% Air superiority blue · 10.6% Bistre

Edouard de Vigne Palette 4 - Penumbral Ash

Edouard de Vigne

14.1% Air superiority blue · 5.5% Bistre

Robert Julian Onderdonk Palette 7 - Dimmed Sage

Robert Julian Onderdonk

9.2% Air superiority blue · 8.4% Bistre

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