Color one

Davy's grey

#555555

Color two

French bistre

#856D4D

Davy's grey (#555555) and French bistre (#856D4D) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Umberto Boccioni, Vilhelm Hammershoi, and Max Pietschmann and the Symbolism tradition. Painters typically deployed davy's grey at an average of 22% of the canvas, with french bistre at 13%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Khaki (#C3B091), Raisin black (#242124), and Eerie black (#1B1B1B).

Artworks Featuring Davy's grey & French bistre

The Temptation of St. Jerome palette card
The Temptation of St. Jerome
Henryk Siemiradzki · 1886
A Needlewoman palette card
A Needlewoman
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1874
Marina palette card
Marina
Ion Theodorescu-Sion
The Loing at Moret palette card
The Loing at Moret
Gustave Loiseau
The Palisades palette card
The Palisades
George Bellows · 1909
Sea and rocks - Jávea palette card
Sea and rocks - Jávea
Joaquín Sorolla · 1900

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Davy's grey & French bistre

6 master palettes where Davy's grey and French bistre appear together most prominently.

Umberto Boccioni Palette 7 - Shadowed Sienna

Umberto Boccioni

19.7% Davy's grey · 14.5% French bistre

Vilhelm Hammershoi Palette 4 - Penumbral Sienna

Vilhelm Hammershoi

17.1% Davy's grey · 16.7% French bistre

Max Pietschmann Palette 8 - Penumbral Parchment

Max Pietschmann

32.5% Davy's grey · 8.6% French bistre

Jacques Stella Palette 2 - Penumbral Tawny

Jacques Stella

18.9% Davy's grey · 14.6% French bistre

Hannah Hoch Master Palette - Muted Parchment

Hannah Hoch

25.0% Davy's grey · 10.0% French bistre

Fyodor Bronnikov Palette 10 - Veiled Stone

Fyodor Bronnikov

20.6% Davy's grey · 11.0% French bistre

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