Color one

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Color two

Cambridge blue

#A3C1AD

Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Cambridge blue (#A3C1AD) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Bernabé de Ayala, Alonzo Cano, and Edwin Lord Weeks and the Baroque tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 13% of the canvas, with cambridge blue at 9%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Smoky black (#100C08), Khaki (#C3B091), and Bronze (#CD7F32).

Artworks Featuring Bistre & Cambridge blue

Forest in the winter palette card
Forest in the winter
Isaac Levitan · 1885
Enclosed Field with Ploughman palette card
Enclosed Field with Ploughman
Vincent van Gogh · 1889
Tree against the evening sky palette card
Tree against the evening sky
Arkhyp Kuindzhi · 1895
Ships Bearing up for Anchorage ('The Egremont Sea Piece') palette card
Ships Bearing up for Anchorage ('The Egremont Sea Piece')
J.M.W. Turner · 1802
Dido Building Carthage palette card
Dido Building Carthage
J.M.W. Turner · 1815
Woman Combing Her Hair palette card
Woman Combing Her Hair
Edgar Degas · 1885

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Bistre & Cambridge blue

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

Bernabé de Ayala Palette 2 - Veiled Tawny

Bernabé de Ayala

19.0% Bistre · 15.3% Cambridge blue

Alonzo Cano Palette 2 - Veiled Tawny

Alonzo Cano

13.4% Bistre · 10.8% Cambridge blue

Edwin Lord Weeks Palette 1 - Veiled Tawny

Edwin Lord Weeks

13.5% Bistre · 7.9% Cambridge blue

Emile Bernard Palette 4 - Muted Rust

Emile Bernard

9.4% Bistre · 8.5% Cambridge blue

Eduardo Viana Palette 2 - Veiled Tawny

Eduardo Viana

12.3% Bistre · 5.9% Cambridge blue

battle painting Palette 5 - Veiled Tawny

battle painting

10.4% Bistre · 6.5% Cambridge blue

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