Color one

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Color two

Flax

#EEDC82

Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Flax (#EEDC82) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Rembrandt Peale, Wilhelm von Kaulbach, and Raimundo de Madrazo and the Neoclassicism tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 24% of the canvas, with flax at 8%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), Coyote brown (#81613C), and Smoky black (#100C08).

Artworks Featuring Bistre & Flax

Lancelot and Guinevere palette card
Lancelot and Guinevere
Herbert James Draper · 1895
Violet Sargent palette card
Violet Sargent
John Singer Sargent · 1887
A Carriage at the Races palette card
A Carriage at the Races
Edgar Degas · 1872
Haywain (detail) palette card
Haywain (detail)
Hieronymus Bosch · 1516
Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun palette card
Olive Trees with Yellow Sky and Sun
Vincent van Gogh · 1889
Portrait of Yvonne palette card
Portrait of Yvonne
Henri Matisse · 1919

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Bistre & Flax

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

Rembrandt Peale Palette 1 - Gleaming Aureolin

Rembrandt Peale

55.8% Bistre · 4.7% Flax

Wilhelm von Kaulbach Palette 5 - Veiled Apricot

Wilhelm von Kaulbach

21.5% Bistre · 10.8% Flax

Raimundo de Madrazo Palette 2 - Soft Fawn

Raimundo de Madrazo

19.5% Bistre · 8.4% Flax

Robert Julian Onderdonk Palette 5 - Veiled Caramel

Robert Julian Onderdonk

21.5% Bistre · 6.3% Flax

Charles de Tournemine Master Palette - Soft Apricot

Charles de Tournemine

10.0% Bistre · 10.0% Flax

Georg Friedrich Kersting Palette 1 - Soft Fawn

Georg Friedrich Kersting

15.2% Bistre · 5.4% Flax

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