Ferdinand Hodler Palette 10

Palette Analysis

Ferdinand Hodler sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. #CDC5B3 functions as the palette's exclamation mark: highest chroma, lowest percentage (9.7%). At 47 units across the value scale, the palette keeps contrast readable without letting it dominate. The mid-to-high key, cool bias, and moderate chroma point to outdoor observation - sky and diffused daylight as the dominant light source. This is palette 10 of Ferdinand Hodler's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.