Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Sage (#BCB88A) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Adolph Menzel, Ralph Blakelock, and Grigory Chernetsov and the Realism tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 21% of the canvas, with sage at 10%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Drab dark brown (#4A412A), Gold Fusion (#85754E), and Eerie black (#1B1B1B).