Color one

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Color two

Onyx

#353839

Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Onyx (#353839) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Alexandre-Louis Leloir, Filippo Palizzi, and William Hoare and the Academic Art tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 25% of the canvas, with onyx at 10%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Eerie black (#1B1B1B), Smoky black (#100C08), and Coffee (#6F4E37).

Artworks Featuring Bistre & Onyx

The Judgment of Paris palette card
The Judgment of Paris
Peter Paul Rubens · 1625
Margaree, Faust and Mephisto palette card
Margaree, Faust and Mephisto
Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli
Lady in Gold palette card
Lady in Gold
Firmin Baes
Riverbank of Velunia palette card
Riverbank of Velunia
Aleksey Savrasov · 1870
Diana getting out of her bath palette card
Diana getting out of her bath
Francois Boucher · 1742
Standing Female Nude Seen from the Back palette card
Standing Female Nude Seen from the Back
Max Pietschmann · 1910

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Bistre & Onyx

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

Filippo Palizzi Palette 5 - Shadowed Tawny

Filippo Palizzi

18.9% Bistre · 13.5% Onyx

William Hoare Palette 2 - Tenebrous Bister

William Hoare

41.5% Bistre · 6.1% Onyx

Ambrogio Bergognone Palette 8 - Nocturnal Bister

Ambrogio Bergognone

26.0% Bistre · 9.2% Onyx

Jacob Huysmans Palette 3 - Nocturnal Bister

Jacob Huysmans

20.7% Bistre · 11.2% Onyx

Alexandre-Louis Leloir Master Palette - Shadowed Tawny

Alexandre-Louis Leloir

22.0% Bistre · 10.0% Onyx

Alexandre-Louis Leloir Palette 3 - Nocturnal Bister

Alexandre-Louis Leloir

20.2% Bistre · 10.8% Onyx

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