Color one

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Color two

Shadow

#8A795D

Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Shadow (#8A795D) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Jan Wyck, Edward Collier, and Francisco Barrera and the Baroque tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 27% of the canvas, with shadow at 23%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Eerie black (#1B1B1B), Khaki (#C3B091), and Drab dark brown (#4A412A).

Artworks Featuring Bistre & Shadow

Lake Nemi, Seen through Trees palette card
Lake Nemi, Seen through Trees
Camille Corot · 1843
Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple palette card
Presentation of the Virgin at the Temple
Titian · 1536
On the Yacht „Namouna“, Venice palette card
On the Yacht „Namouna“, Venice
Julius LeBlanc Stewart · 1890
The boatman's wife palette card
The boatman's wife
Alessandro Milesi · 1894
An Oriental Beauty palette card
An Oriental Beauty
Luis Ricardo Falero · 1895
At the Milliner's palette card
At the Milliner's
Edgar Degas · 1881

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Bistre & Shadow

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

Edward Collier Palette 4 - Nocturnal Bister

Edward Collier

32.2% Bistre · 22.4% Shadow

Francisco Barrera Palette 4 - Nocturnal Bister

Francisco Barrera

44.9% Bistre · 13.4% Shadow

Jan Wyck Palette 1 - Shadowed Bister

Jan Wyck

23.5% Bistre · 25.2% Shadow

Jan Wyck Master Palette - Shadowed Bister

Jan Wyck

23.5% Bistre · 25.2% Shadow

Walter Langley Master Palette - Muted Caramel

Walter Langley

20.0% Bistre · 25.0% Shadow

Johannes Christian Deiker Palette 5 - Penumbral Tawny

Johannes Christian Deiker

18.8% Bistre · 25.6% Shadow

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