Color one

Raisin black

#242124

Color two

Rich black

#010203

Raisin black (#242124) and Rich black (#010203) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Gustaf Wappers, Pompeo Batoni, and Richard Dadd and the Romanticism tradition. Painters typically deployed raisin black at an average of 36% of the canvas, with rich black at 24%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Coffee (#6F4E37), Dark liver (#543D37), and Dark sienna (#3C1414).

Artworks Featuring Raisin black & Rich black

Moon Nymph palette card
Moon Nymph
Luis Ricardo Falero · 1883
Mrs. Richard H. Derby palette card
Mrs. Richard H. Derby
John Singer Sargent · 1888
Katherine Lewis palette card
Katherine Lewis
John Singer Sargent · 1906
Helen Brice palette card
Helen Brice
John Singer Sargent · 1907
Hunters in wait palette card
Hunters in wait
Emmanuel Benner · 1879
Sir Philip Sasson (Phillip Albert Gustave David Sasson) palette card
Sir Philip Sasson (Phillip Albert Gustave David Sasson)
John Singer Sargent · 1923

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Raisin black & Rich black

6 master palettes where Raisin black and Rich black appear together most prominently.

Gustaf Wappers Palette 3 - Nocturnal Cinder

Gustaf Wappers

27.7% Raisin black · 31.8% Rich black

Pompeo Batoni Palette 6 - Nocturnal Cinder

Pompeo Batoni

37.5% Raisin black · 21.3% Rich black

Richard Dadd Palette 5 - Abyssal Sienna

Richard Dadd

23.8% Raisin black · 32.5% Rich black

Henry Raeburn Palette 6 - Nocturnal Bister

Henry Raeburn

29.5% Raisin black · 25.1% Rich black

Gabriel Metsu Palette 2 - Nocturnal Sienna

Gabriel Metsu

42.5% Raisin black · 17.3% Rich black

Francesco Solimena Palette 6 - Abyssal Sienna

Francesco Solimena

55.0% Raisin black · 13.1% Rich black

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