Tsuguharu Foujita Palette 1

Palette Analysis

The high-key values of Tsuguharu Foujita give it an effulgent, almost bleached quality. Temperature is cool-dominant, with blue and green families claiming the largest areas. Chroma is kept low across all colours, producing the soft, enveloping quality that characterises tonal painting. Tsuguharu Foujita gives 26.0% of the composition to a single #D9CEB7 - a decisive chromatic anchor. The saturated accent, #B1800D, registers at 2.6% - sparse enough to feel like a deliberate surprise. 66 units of value range underpin the palette's structural clarity: the eye always knows where light falls. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. In the context of Tsuguharu Foujita's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.