Color one

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Color two

Smoky black

#100C08

Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Smoky black (#100C08) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Gerard Terborch, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Huygh Pietersz Voskuyl and the Baroque tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 39% of the canvas, with smoky black at 29%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Van Dyke brown (#664228), Coffee (#6F4E37), and Drab dark brown (#4A412A).

Artworks Featuring Bistre & Smoky black

Portrait of an old man (presumed self-portrait of El Greco) palette card
Portrait of an old man (presumed self-portrait of El Greco)
El Greco · 1600
The Temptation of Saint Anthony palette card
The Temptation of Saint Anthony
Lovis Corinth · 1897
Moonlit Landscape palette card
Moonlit Landscape
Camille Corot · 1874
Marguerite with Black Velvet Ribbon palette card
Marguerite with Black Velvet Ribbon
Henri Matisse · 1916
Crucifixion palette card
Crucifixion
Paolo Veronese · 1580
The Stairs palette card
The Stairs
James Tissot · 1869

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Bistre & Smoky black

6 master palettes where Bistre and Smoky black appear together most prominently.

Gerard Terborch Palette 1 - Nocturnal Sienna

Gerard Terborch

40.5% Bistre · 37.0% Smoky black

Artemisia Gentileschi Palette 6 - Nocturnal Bister

Artemisia Gentileschi

37.0% Bistre · 29.2% Smoky black

Huygh Pietersz Voskuyl Palette 2 - Abyssal Sienna

Huygh Pietersz Voskuyl

62.1% Bistre · 16.1% Smoky black

William Dobson Palette 2 - Nocturnal Bister

William Dobson

42.2% Bistre · 23.6% Smoky black

Giulio Cesare Procaccini Palette 7 - Nocturnal Bister

Giulio Cesare Procaccini

28.3% Bistre · 35.0% Smoky black

William Quileer Orchardson Palette 2 - Obsidian Bister

William Quileer Orchardson

26.6% Bistre · 35.2% Smoky black

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