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 Loing at Moret palette card
The Loing at Moret
Gustave Loiseau
Odessa at night palette card
Odessa at night
Ivan Aivazovsky · 1846
Song of the morning palette card
Song of the morning
Nicholas Roerich · 1920
The Story of Psyche: panel 3. Psyche Discovers that Her Mysterious Lover is Eros palette card
The Story of Psyche: panel 3. Psyche Discovers that Her Mysterious Lover is Eros
Maurice Denis · 1908
A Needlewoman palette card
A Needlewoman
Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1874
July 14 in Collioure palette card
July 14 in Collioure
Henri Martin

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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