The Burgomaster

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Artist: Anto Carte (Belgian, 1886–1954)
Date: 1924
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: unframed: height 1.04 m, width 0.807 m
Origin: Belgium, 19th century
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #C3A57A · 26%

Charred Umber · Black family · #231817 · 23%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8E7454 · 18%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #45271B · 7%

Slate Night · Black family · #1E2621 · 6%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #5F412B · 6%

Slate Night · Black family · #2C2C23 · 5%

Charred Umber · Black family · #251D18 · 4%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #28231B · 2%

Midnight Indigo · Black family · #18171C · 1%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #6C2F12 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3B1A0E · <1%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #AB582C · <1%

Sage Plaster · Green family · #959C80 · <1%

Dried Marigold · Orange family · #D18F46 · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #9C988B · <1%

Dusty Ballet Silk · Pink family · #AD8E8A · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #8E9A91 · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Gift from J. H. Wade

9 tags

Individual Portrait Both · 99%

The image shows one dominant male sitter, and the museum title and subject metadata identify the work as The Burgomaster and list the subject as male.
Face Visual · 99%

The sitter’s face is a primary focal point, with prominently modeled eyes, nose, cheeks, beard, and furrowed features.

Figurative Painting Visual · 90%

The painting presents a recognizable seated person, clothing, furniture, architectural display elements, and household objects through a representational treatment.

Dark Colors Visual · 96%

The painting is dominated by black, deep brown, dark green, and rust tones, with lighter beige, blue-green, and floral accents.
Dense Composition Visual · 94%

The large sitter, foreground vessels, cane, hands, and glass-fronted cabinet are tightly arranged within the vertical canvas.

Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

The Cleveland Museum of Art records the medium as oil on canvas.

1918 - 1939 (Interwar) Art Metadata · 98%

The work is dated 1924, placing it within the catalog’s interwar period category.

Belgian Art Metadata · 98%

The artist is identified as Belgian and the catalog records Belgium as the place of origin.

Vessel Visual · 95%

Several vessel forms are clearly visible, including a large pale jug, a decorated bowl, and pale vases in the background.

Anto Carte (Belgian, 1886–1954). The Burgomaster. Cleveland Museum of Art.