Color one

Chinese red

#AA381E

Color two

Persian blue

#1C39BB

Chinese red (#AA381E) and Persian blue (#1C39BB) appear together across 5 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Heinrich Campendonk, Sonia Delaunay, and Max Ernst and the flower painting tradition. Painters typically deployed chinese red at an average of 4% of the canvas, with persian blue at 18%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Arylide yellow (#E9D66B), Silver sand (#BFC1C2), and Cultured Pearl (#F5F5F5).

Artworks Featuring Chinese red & Persian blue

Caritas (Madonna and Child) palette card
Caritas (Madonna and Child)
Stanisław Wyspiański · 1905
The slug room palette card
The slug room
Max Ernst · 1920
Sunrise palette card
Sunrise
Francis Picabia · 1924
Still LIfe, “Histoires Juives” palette card
Still LIfe, “Histoires Juives”
Henri Matisse · 1924
Moroccan Market palette card
Moroccan Market
Theo van Rysselberghe · 1887
The Saint palette card
The Saint
Odilon Redon · 1903

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Chinese red & Persian blue

4 master palettes where Chinese red and Persian blue appear together most prominently.

flower painting Palette 38 - Somber Fulvous

flower painting

1.9% Chinese red · 78.5% Persian blue

Heinrich Campendonk Palette 3 - Muted Parchment

Heinrich Campendonk

11.8% Chinese red · 4.0% Persian blue

Sonia Delaunay Master Palette - Muted Gamboge

Sonia Delaunay

4.0% Chinese red · 6.0% Persian blue

Max Ernst Palette 7 - Veiled Caramel

Max Ernst

2.5% Chinese red · 1.4% Persian blue

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