The value structure of Philip de Laszlo is mid-key: quiet, controlled, and cohesive. Warmth dominates - the palette of Philip de Laszlo leans heavily on the yellow-orange-red arc of the colour wheel. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. A single dominant - #131118 at 37.2% - sets the character of the whole composition. #8E6557 delivers the chromatic peak at only 4.3% - a small shot of colour with outsized visual impact. From deepest dark to palest light, the palette traverses 59 units of the value scale - a span that creates natural depth. Palette 4 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Philip de Laszlo's complete body of work advances.