Othon Friesz Palette 6

Palette Analysis

Othon Friesz sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. Chroma hovers near zero; colour declares itself through subtle shifts in hue rather than outright saturation. The highest-chroma note - #8D883B - appears at just 1.8%, deployed as a precision accent against the quieter ground. The value range spans 69 units across the palette, providing the full gamut from deep shadow to near-white and ensuring clear tonal hierarchy. 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 6 of Othon Friesz's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.