Color one

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Color two

Silver sand

#BFC1C2

Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Silver sand (#BFC1C2) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Carl Rungius, Emile Louis Picault, and Jean-Adrien Guignet and the Naturalism tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 26% of the canvas, with silver sand at 15%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Eerie black (#1B1B1B), Khaki (#C3B091), and Van Dyke brown (#664228).

Artworks Featuring Bistre & Silver sand

The Discovery of the True Cross and St. Helena palette card
The Discovery of the True Cross and St. Helena
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1745
Jupiter Hurling Thunderbolts at the Vices palette card
Jupiter Hurling Thunderbolts at the Vices
Paolo Veronese · 1554
Hot Hours palette card
Hot Hours
Raffaello Gambogi · 1916
Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe palette card
Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe
Thomas Hill · 1883
Odalisque (An Algerian Woman) palette card
Odalisque (An Algerian Woman)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1870
Windsor Castle from the Thames palette card
Windsor Castle from the Thames
J.M.W. Turner · 1805

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Bistre & Silver sand

6 master palettes where Bistre and Silver sand appear together most prominently.

Emile Louis Picault Palette 4 - Muted Parchment

Emile Louis Picault

52.5% Bistre · 14.0% Silver sand

Carl Rungius Palette 1 - Penumbral Parchment

Carl Rungius

23.3% Bistre · 20.3% Silver sand

Carl Rungius Master Palette - Penumbral Parchment

Carl Rungius

23.3% Bistre · 20.3% Silver sand

Jean-Adrien Guignet Master Palette - Veiled Gamboge

Jean-Adrien Guignet

23.3% Bistre · 10.0% Silver sand

Józef Chełmoński Palette 4 - Dimmed Vellum

Józef Chełmoński

16.6% Bistre · 12.3% Silver sand

Jan Dirksz Both Palette 2 - Veiled Parchment

Jan Dirksz Both

18.3% Bistre · 10.5% Silver sand

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