Vasily Polenov is strongly light-biased - shadow is suggested rather than declared. Vasily Polenov builds on cool foundations: the palette favours the blue-cyan-green arc. All colours lean toward grey, building depth through value rather than colour punch. At 5.9%, #AB966A carries the palette's sharpest chromatic charge: an accent that earns its place precisely because it is withheld. 53 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. Palette 4 sits within the larger chromatic argument that Vasily Polenov's complete body of work advances.