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A Theory of Pure Design

by Denman Waldo Ross

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Diagram of Values, Colors — And Color-Intensities

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Tones of the Spectrum and of Pigments

134. It is probable that we have in the Spectrum an indication of the natural value-relations of the different colors when in their highest intensities. Owing to the limitations of pigment-material, however, it is impossible to reproduce the intensities of the Spectrum satisfactorily. An approximation is all that we can achieve in painting.

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