Color one

Azure

#F0FFFF

Color two

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Azure (#F0FFFF) and Bistre (#3D2B1F) appear together across 5 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, and James Ward and the Realism tradition. Painters typically deployed azure at an average of 10% of the canvas, with bistre at 10%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Smoky black (#100C08), Coffee (#6F4E37), and Drab dark brown (#4A412A).

Artworks Featuring Azure & Bistre

Inside the Harem palette card
Inside the Harem
Francesco Hayez · 1867
The lady from Madrid palette card
The lady from Madrid
Romualdo Locatelli · 1935
The Vagabond (The Prodigal Son) palette card
The Vagabond (The Prodigal Son)
Hieronymus Bosch · 1487
Rest on the Flight into Egypt palette card
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Self-portrait with a fur hat palette card
Self-portrait with a fur hat
Joseph Ducreux
Young Woman in the Fields palette card
Young Woman in the Fields
Jules Breton · 1866

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Azure & Bistre

4 master palettes where Azure and Bistre appear together most prominently.

Camille Corot Palette 4 - Veiled Parchment

Camille Corot

17.9% Azure · 9.7% Bistre

Gustave Courbet Palette 3 - Muted Tawny

Gustave Courbet

9.0% Azure · 17.3% Bistre

James Ward Palette 4 - Veiled Sage

James Ward

15.4% Azure · 8.0% Bistre

Johann Heinrich Roos Master Palette - Veiled Gamboge

Johann Heinrich Roos

6.0% Azure · 16.0% Bistre

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