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A living archive of how artists work with color across time. Each artist profile scans publicly available works to trace dominant colors, a chromatic fingerprint, and the arc of a palette across a lifetime.A living archive of how artists work with color across time, tracing palettes, fingerprints, and lifetime arcs from public works.

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Mary Cassatt

Cassatt's color serves intimacy. Her mother-and-child paintings use warm golds, soft pinks, and creamy whites to create a chromatic envelope of domestic warmth.

Palette: #786853 #BB9771 #6C402A #8E613B #552918 #1B3948 #BA5D30 #92371C

  • In the Garden (1903): #5E7559 #A39889 #345B41 #617E78 #A77575 #807A55
  • Baby Reaching for an Apple (1893): #AA756A #C26E57 #5B5B2B #15120D #3D3A25 #D99F91
  • The Child's Bath (1893): #656E7D #9AA3AD #9F847A #454846 #5A5946 #23272E
  • Girl Arranging Her Hair (1886): #BACADC #8DACCF #5C2B1B #8A6553 #3D1A15 #C6ADA6
  • Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (1878): #22717B #155057 #535043 #4B9BA5 #AFA492 #CBCDC4
  • The Toilette (1890): #E7DBC6 #C4B07E #4B5E64 #9B9B7F #727059 #C1B89E
  • The Loge (1882): #C3BBA8 #818B7E #A1916E #84A09B #816B55 #DDC7A3
  • Five O'clock Tea (1880): #939196 #746C6C #4C4441 #CDBFB9 #99706E #1B161A
  • Reading “le Figaro (1878): #BFBAA9 #83786B #F3F3E6 #EDE7BF #584C43 #B79B78
  • In the Loge (1878): #14120B #573C2B #BCA180 #2A1F13 #5E321E #7B5D45
  • Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge (1879): #B07A68 #D2AA94 #AD9594 #C38C51 #72372D #8D4129
  • The Boating Party (1893): #3C6170 #09151F #909A4E #7E8C7F #122836 #203E4D
  • Girl in the Garden (1880): #D2CCBD #887D5C #B4A894 #5F5B46 #9A9082 #37372B
  • Portrait of an Elderly Lady in a Bonnet: Red Background (1887): #AF5449 #090709 #91221E #CB947D #948F8F #894D47
  • A Woman and a Girl Driving (1881): #212915 #141710 #1D1518 #783F1C #C8AEA6 #522A12
  • Lady at the Tea Table (1884): #CBBEC9 #141120 #94849F #B09FA7 #C3A193 #06060C
  • Portrait of a Young Girl (1899): #607545 #C3A9A1 #CBA47A #8A8076 #355331 #5A5953
  • Mother and Child (the Oval Mirror) (1899): #C9BDA3 #7D6D58 #B2937B #18171F #4B362D #75523A
  • Young Girl at a Window (1885): #AFB5AA #718583 #646C51 #436672 #897D69 #2F3D42
  • Children Playing on the Beach (1884): #B2AD8A #A4B7BC #C0C6B1 #768691 #6C6D62 #A68D7A
  • Portrait of an Elderly Lady (1887): #A39984 #1B1A19 #2C3230 #53564F #82735F #D5B7A3
  • Woman with a Red Zinnia (1891): #BBB1A6 #7E8360 #2E3931 #515B43 #AE927B #8B8B8C
  • Woman with a Sunflower (1905): #DACD93 #DAAD8C #746F51 #D3A847 #AF8C68 #B0AD7F
  • On a Balcony (1879): #A1B4AE #617A6B #689395 #8F8370 #DADFD0 #375C58
  • The Caress (1902): #C19E70 #81674F #303A2F #5B3F26 #5D6E57 #956C40
  • Mother and Child (1890): #CDD1C7 #5E5D51 #838469 #B3A791 #978677 #9DA9A7
  • Margot (Lefebvre) in Blue (1902): #A3A4A5 #6B6C65 #6E94A9 #3F6682 #454C46 #82928A
  • Portrait of an Elderly Lady (ca. 1887): #1C1C1B #A19781 #4C4F48 #D0B39F #273332 #797364
  • On the Balcony (1873): #333633 #8D6350 #645247 #D49763 #E7BB76 #E4D09E
  • Denise at Her Dressing Table: #C3BCBB #6D6866 #72453C #B99788 #959397 #4D4F49
  • Edgar Degas (1880): #7E7664 #D8D0C0 #3D3222 #574D3B #A9A090 #2A1B10
  • Mary Cassatttitle Qs:p1476,en:"mary Cassatt"label Qs:len,"mary Cassatt (c. 1): #161619 #A47F47 #3C2920 #DCCFA3 #5D4832 #856E4C
  • The Family: #F5C794 #D69763 #677544 #725557 #B2653B #9A9957
  • Children in a Garden (the Nurse) (1878): #696E43 #4C5C49 #808570 #948E52 #E3EAE3 #495420
  • Girl Arranging Her Hair (1886): #A3AAA9 #957777 #493433 #6C7B83 #745153 #5D4832
  • Jeune Fille au Jardin: #D2CEBE #8C805E #B2A798 #676147 #4B4B3A #B1A384
  • Lilacs in a Window (Vase de Lilas a la Fenetre) (1880): #927095 #644D69 #414A33 #7B7563 #44323E #C0A1B1
  • Portrait of Alexander J. Cassatt and His Son, Robert Kelso Cassatt (1884): #131210 #977C63 #3C302C #AAACAC #635248 #B5A48C
  • The Boating Party ((189): #0D1A25 #3B6170 #7B8E81 #1A3A4B #899248 #9BB693
  • The Caress (1902): #C4A173 #846B53 #313A2F #6C4D2E #596A53 #976F3F
  • Woman Sitting with a Child in Her Arms (c.-1): #B8B8AF #DDE3DE #677579 #BFA599 #B5CBD4 #87B1C8
  • At the Louvre the Paintings Gallery (1885): #957A5E #6A5D51 #B49C7E #AC8850
  • A Woman and a Girl Driving (1881): #161213 #282C15 #CCB4AC #1B2E1F #6A3412 #502813
  • Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge (1879): #B17B6A #D2AA93 #703B33 #A88988 #A6673B #C8955D
  • In the Loge (1878): #12110B #5B3A28 #251C11 #C3AB87 #3D281A #A6866C
  • Self-Portrait: #C7C4C7 #AFA89D #8C9BAF #0D1C2D #143143 #CCBB82
  • Portrait of Mrs. Clement B. Newbold (1894): #59301D #0B1717 #C9947C #999F97 #3F1D12 #C4C4B3
  • Child Picking a Fruit (1893): #93746D #3F5732 #78544C #506E3D #3A3F36 #6A6747
  • Young Mother and Two Children, By (1908): #846449 #E7C090 #9AB187 #CC8F60 #56865F #A1966F
  • Antoinette at Her Dressing Table (1909): #6E4C26 #8F3323 #462111 #652312 #9B7B44 #AF5738
  • Portrait of D'Anne-Marie Durand-Ruel (1908): #9A4D54 #8C663C #B19782 #322D2C #826C5E #4D3936
  • Portrait de Louise-Aurore Villeboeuf Enfant (1902): #AEC1C6 #59544C #A38C78 #775E3E #0C080A #969E9D
  • Portrait of a Woman (1872): #E1B382 #322220 #4A2724 #B76245 #C18A5D #7F462F
  • Baby in Blue in Its Carriage (1881): #3E6489 #2C4B76 #2A333D #B09C90 #41546B #555A5F
  • Woman Holding a Child: #86715A #2C2E22 #444213 #5D5849 #101B0D #68592F
  • The Family (1892): #F2C18E #6C4F52 #697745 #D3915E #A4A55E #F6E4BE
  • The Stocking (1891): #A08A74 #B29B66 #826552 #8C723C #634A33 #4D3625
  • Portrait of Madame X Dressed for the Matinée (1877): #0D0D12 #D5C3B9 #732F26 #C59987 #8D6058 #33171B
  • Portrait of an Italian Lady (1879): #3F3234 #CC8877 #DEA49D #634E4D #9E665D #EFCFBF
  • Louisine Havemeyer and Her Daughter Electra (1885): #2D1B14 #DBD9E4 #967C74 #BDA4A4 #120B0B #724737
  • Autumn, Portrait of Lydia Cassatt (1880): #6B5947 #463E31 #212023 #525551 #998472 #5D382D
  • Mother and Child in the Conservatory (1906): #BA8E5C #739251 #503F2A #837B6F #82552D #DABE8D
  • Hélène Is Restless (1890): #B0AC91 #948469 #936947 #675342 #15223A #8D8786
  • Sara Handing a Toy to the Baby (1901): #E0CEA7 #6CC4BE #539088 #1A605C #CA9C80 #D1491B
  • Portrait of Alexander J. Cassatt (1888): #312C27 #B7927C #714E49 #CEB5A3 #8D655C #4D3E36
  • Simone in a Blue Bonnet (No. 1) (1903): #AB977F #B27E6C #86745D #838B59 #827F8A #9D5F50
  • The Young Girls (1885): #C6C2BF #466329 #6C7D43 #C2956B #8E5E28 #693A13
  • Young Mother, Daughter, and Baby (1913): #8C9380 #CCBCAC #744610 #B68E73 #E0BDA8 #DE7844
  • Portrait of Marie-Louise Durand-Ruel (1911): #747075 #C8B9BB #321B1B #C09880 #8E7069 #5B3936
  • The Reader (1877): #D6CECA #AF9891 #966F60 #7D4B38 #73544C #5A2C1B
  • Bathing (1910): #526660 #AF957C #828980 #866573 #B3ADA5 #C2A36F
  • Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter (1873): #2F2E29 #60503E #1B1712 #501005 #908064 #4A301E
  • The Sun Bath, with Three Figures: #AE9574 #937857 #123530 #5C482E #3A6753 #224D43
  • Mother in Purple Holding Her Child (1909): #BDA483 #BAB0A4 #BDC7C8 #8E886B #5066A4 #706B8C
  • Simone Seated on the Grass Next to Her Mother: #978158 #C1B59B #A49676 #919981 #443A2D #798A56
  • Little Girl in a Large Red Hat (1881): #5F6C66 #9C8A7B #362D28 #615047 #552C28 #672420
  • Woman on a Striped Sofa with a Dog (1876): #A9C1BC #441B16 #61201A #1B1713 #708D8E #703D1F
  • The Barefoot Child (1897): #D3DCE3 #C6AE8F #B88B6A #847F69 #C7441F #A73E1F
  • Children Playing with a Dog (1907): #686651 #C0AD9C #A38168 #46463D #7A5944 #662D2D
  • Breakfast in Bed (1897): #A6ACAE #8A725C #535245 #7C8384 #706D63 #383529
  • Françoise Holding a Little Dog (1906): #997366 #584244 #030E35 #0F2F52 #051F46 #18142F
  • Fillette au Grand Chapeau (1908): #CDEAEA #718D8D #A7BBC0 #1A1613 #CFD3C0 #856E51
  • Young Lady in a Loge Gazing to Right (1886): #D0C3B2 #CEBF88 #A9937E #796451 #574638 #D4C271
  • The Child (1905): #C0AD97 #7A6F4E #C49056 #99866E #544328 #815F33
  • Sara in a Dark Bonnet with Right Hand on Arm of Chair (1901): #ACA690 #8D9DB0 #5D6E43 #878260 #7C8378 #464A36
  • Sara Holding a Cat (1908): #E7AC7C #ECC9B5 #D28E52 #6E603A #C26E44 #9B432F
  • Portrait of a Young Woman in a White Hat (1879): #5D390C #D2CFBE #0F0C0C #C39373 #AFA894 #27170E
  • Susan Seated in a Garden (1882): #6C6A63 #2E415F #526484 #9D8371 #484B41 #D4AA98
  • Sleepy Thomas Sucking His Thumb (1893): #D3DED6 #875C38 #9E998F #201A1D #373234 #CB9F79
  • Mother Rose Looking Down at Her Sleeping Baby (1908): #CBB794 #A59274 #85745D #554239 #9B7244 #765E47
  • Portrait of Madame Sisley (1873): #272320 #1F150E #A08A7A #0B0605 #4F1B11 #6A2013
  • Woman in a Red Bodice and Her Child (1901): #B1290D #241A19 #452E24 #DA4E06 #874B27 #F1B572
  • Head of Jules (1899): #5C6569 #CBA883 #8D623C #5F3B25 #B78B6A #4B2B1E
  • A Caress (1891): #D9D4BA #C5A681 #8F8370 #9F7A55 #B1A992 #220E0B
  • In the Box (1879): #8B603C #684A2F #3E261A #AE8964 #220E0A #D7AF8C
  • Two Women Sitting Near a River: #553C1C #37210F #74572C #857331 #220C04 #2D1004
  • Portrait of a Little Girl (1879): #B09E60 #A29C80 #76705B #575041 #94844D #A08D3E
  • Young Mother Sewing (1900): #B0B69E #7F9582 #789262 #AF8561 #505E5A #8E5B33
  • Portrait of the Artist (1874): #A39769 #CDCFD8 #AAA7AF #735D32 #3A2E21 #857E86
  • Mother and Child with a Rose Scarf (1908): #C99E81 #836954 #A78353 #936646 #5B453A #411F19
  • Spring: Margot Standing in a Garden (Fillette dans Un Jardin) (1900): #888B5D #DBB396 #616F4C #9F4012 #455238 #92A5AC
  • Mother and Child (Baby Getting Up from His Nap) (1899): #DCBD93 #DED5C1 #467154 #A19681 #D09F5B #BF956D
  • Maternal Kiss (1896): #D68536 #F29321 #E1C9B2 #E7771C #892F19 #202D26
  • Lydia Crocheting in the Garden at Marly (1880): #BCB5A7 #4B6541 #958568 #768484 #3E6483 #414950
  • Woman with a Fan (1880): #B18E56 #8F6226 #272730 #7B6338 #5E4728 #3F3024
  • Child in a Straw Hat (1886): #9E9B81 #977D56 #BBBAAC #CBB08C #DFDFC8 #86887E
  • After the Bullfight (1873): #5F5B4B #3B362F #5F4133 #2C2723 #6C322B #8B6749
  • Sara in a Green Bonnet (1901): #643B29 #548569 #968452 #DC9E61 #B53B07 #C06F3C
  • Woman with Nude Boy at Her Left: #E8DCCC #C7AB95 #E3CAB0 #917161 #B28267 #774F42
  • Self-Portrait (1880): #B6B0A9 #D0CED5 #929FB3 #C7B784 #0C1A2B #112C3E
  • Child Picking a Fruit (1893): #92736D #3D5330 #4C6A3B #7D5950 #343C34 #B5938A
  • Portrait of Reine Lefebvre Holding a Nude Baby (1902): #997960 #574744 #352823 #7B6D69 #6E4E38 #C1A888
  • Young Women Picking Fruit (1891): #767162 #CDBDBF #7A879D #DBAA9E #51617A #51504D
  • Eddy Cassatt (Edward Buchanan Cassatt) (1875): #453121 #2B1E18 #49201C #391D19 #6C2823 #725035
  • Baby in Dark Blue Suit, Looking Over His Mother's Shoulder (1889): #BEBDC7 #8B8EA3 #846D64 #EFE1D9 #253664 #5D6787
  • Summertime (1894): #667272 #4A4644 #E3DCCD #332827 #788F9E #6E6C47
  • Simone in a Blue Bonnet (1903): #AF9F87 #4C372B #7E8286 #505965 #68523C #8D7153
  • Alexander J. Cassatt (1880): #DFD2B8 #1D1A20 #827F71 #B7A189 #586363 #3B3335
  • Women Admiring a Child (1897): #D8DCD1 #A4A395 #D6CEA9 #8D8E55 #21221D #393A2B
  • Spanish Dancer Wearing a Lace Mantilla (1873): #171612 #827A69 #504635 #31251A #9A7B4E #B5AE9F
  • Head of a Young Girl (1874): #1C1C12 #412C1E #C9B399 #564B3C #6C4B3A #936E5A
  • Mrs. Duffee Seated on a Striped Sofa, Reading (1876): #54401D #99835B #382B11 #723C1A #5A2B11 #9AA082
  • Caresse Maternelle (1902): #B9AE95 #7E7B5A #B69219 #B6976C #878A7B #492C21
  • Ellen Mary in a White Coat (1896): #D2C9A2 #705224 #AF9F6E #4D371A #866F48 #B17827
  • On the Balcony (1873): #353835 #805E4E #DEB87E #EAE2B6 #D1875C #AA6F53
  • Woman and Child: #BCAA9C #E1D3C4 #B08575 #867874 #946257 #615557
  • Mother Combing Child's Hair (1879): #C7A576 #D9A85D #667B52 #635742 #875F3E #DCE3DB
  • Mother and Two Children (1901): #D3B77B #615850 #B94C2F #B0845B #DDD7B9 #8C6341
  • Children in a Garden (the Nurse) (1878): #4F5F21 #696F53 #858150 #DBE7E0 #293C13 #214A37
  • Susan Comforting the Baby (1881): #676359 #81775F #93968A #3C3B3B #424624 #252629
  • Children Playing with a Cat (1908): #F3A372 #E9AB91 #E07544 #AA9AA9 #8B4B5F #F3A644
  • Louisine Havemeyer and Her Daughter Electra (1895): #49442F #989186 #EDF3F8 #C8CAD8 #BEB3B2 #55584C
  • Jules Being Dried by His Mother (1900): #E5BB84 #35232A #B6B2C7 #BA9F89 #B36741 #F2E2C0
  • Elsie in a Blue Chair (1880): #E0F1EF #3652A5 #B3D5E3 #33447E #7CA9D5 #2C3F85
  • Margot in Big Bonnett and Red Dress: #E5BC7F #A89152 #C7392B #571912 #2F0C0A #D4875A
  • Sleepy Baby (1910): #EAD3CF #9BBEC1 #E7EAF1 #C2B5BA #DBA69E #31312F
  • Girl in a Bonnet Tied with a Large Pink Bow (1909): #738864 #AC8770 #90978F #3C5C4E #8E604D #B7B7AD
  • Maternal Caress (1896): #7F2C06 #C69455 #A57215 #86591B #AAA094 #0E0301
  • Woman Reading (17 N): #B4B4BF #346244 #A5817D #888D94 #7A8DAB #61816B
  • Woman Reading (1879): #B4BDD0 #307429 #8EADD5 #A98592 #174E16 #7586A2
  • Portrait of Alexander J. Cassatt and His Son, Robert Kelso Cassatt (1884): #121210 #A28E79 #826A57 #ADACA9 #55463C #392F2B
  • Summertime (1894): #8B9482 #C6CAB9 #6C9790 #6D6B54 #4D7667 #384430

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