Color one

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Color two

Spanish bistre

#807532

Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Spanish bistre (#807532) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Mikhail Lebedev, Rosa Bonheur, and Marià Fortuny and the Romanticism tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 21% of the canvas, with spanish bistre at 12%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Drab dark brown (#4A412A), Eerie black (#1B1B1B), and Khaki (#C3B091).

Artworks Featuring Bistre & Spanish bistre

Rouen at spring palette card
Rouen at spring
Paul Gauguin · 1884
Edge of the pine forest palette card
Edge of the pine forest
Ivan Shishkin
Wisteria (left half) palette card
Wisteria (left half)
Claude Monet · 1917
Angler in a Forest Interior palette card
Angler in a Forest Interior
Thomas Hill · 1874
White Ducks by a Pond palette card
White Ducks by a Pond
Alexander Koester
Vase of Roses palette card
Vase of Roses
Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Bistre & Spanish bistre

6 master palettes where Bistre and Spanish bistre appear together most prominently.

Mikhail Lebedev Master Palette - Veiled Caramel

Mikhail Lebedev

20.0% Bistre · 14.0% Spanish bistre

Rosa Bonheur Master Palette - Veiled Tawny

Rosa Bonheur

19.1% Bistre · 12.9% Spanish bistre

Marià Fortuny Palette 8 - Penumbral Bisque

Marià Fortuny

18.3% Bistre · 13.0% Spanish bistre

Jean-Adrien Guignet Master Palette - Veiled Gamboge

Jean-Adrien Guignet

23.3% Bistre · 10.0% Spanish bistre

Johannes Christian Deiker Palette 3 - Penumbral Caramel

Johannes Christian Deiker

27.9% Bistre · 7.5% Spanish bistre

Post-Impressionism Palette 19 - Veiled Caramel

Post-Impressionism

15.3% Bistre · 12.9% Spanish bistre

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