Color one

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Color two

Charcoal

#36454F

Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Charcoal (#36454F) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Onofrio Gabrieli, James Hamilton, and Christian Köhler and the Romanticism tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 24% of the canvas, with charcoal at 12%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Eerie black (#1B1B1B), Khaki (#C3B091), and Umber (#635147).

Artworks Featuring Bistre & Charcoal

Mountain slope. Crimea palette card
Mountain slope. Crimea
Arkhyp Kuindzhi · 1890
Seashore palette card
Seashore
Arkhyp Kuindzhi · 1887
Fair Rosamund (study) palette card
Fair Rosamund (study)
John William Waterhouse · 1916
The Princess Nazili Hanum palette card
The Princess Nazili Hanum
Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann · 1875
Edmond Duranty palette card
Edmond Duranty
Edgar Degas · 1879
Riverbank of Velunia palette card
Riverbank of Velunia
Aleksey Savrasov · 1870

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Bistre & Charcoal

6 master palettes where Bistre and Charcoal appear together most prominently.

James Hamilton Palette 6 - Nocturnal Ash

James Hamilton

18.2% Bistre · 24.3% Charcoal

Christian Köhler Palette 1 - Veiled Tawny

Christian Köhler

17.1% Bistre · 15.3% Charcoal

Onofrio Gabrieli Palette 1 - Shadowed Umber

Onofrio Gabrieli

30.7% Bistre · 8.0% Charcoal

Onofrio Gabrieli Master Palette - Shadowed Umber

Onofrio Gabrieli

30.7% Bistre · 8.0% Charcoal

Gesina ter Borch Master Palette - Muted Tawny

Gesina ter Borch

20.0% Bistre · 10.0% Charcoal

Rosa Bonheur Palette 6 - Weathered Shale

Rosa Bonheur

29.9% Bistre · 6.3% Charcoal

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