Paul Gavarni Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Paul Gavarni sits in the centre of the value range, lending the palette a sense of even, sustained light. A distinctly cool atmosphere runs through this palette: sky, water, and mist given colour form. The absence of saturated colour is itself an expressive choice: this is a palette of restraint and atmosphere. #4E3B16 delivers the chromatic peak at only 1.4% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. The palette spans 47 value units: a measured range that delivers coherence over drama. 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 1 of Paul Gavarni's sequence - a single chapter in a chromatic story told across many works.