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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.

Begin with an artist, carry a palette into the drawing system, or read the wider project.Begin with an artist, carry a palette into the drawing system, or read the wider project.

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Albert Marquet

Marquet's brief Fauvist period gave way to a lifetime of restrained harbor views. His palette is the most subtle among the Fauves — grey water, pale sky, and the precise color notes of distant buildings.

Palette: #7E7050 #55523A #728BA9 #985125 #C9A980 #D3753A #5A3217 #ECBC56

  • The Pont Neuf (1906): #2F3F51 #516262 #C2C9C1 #767B77 #3C484A #3A5A71
  • The Beach Seen Through the Eucalyptus Trees: #72E6AC #359319 #13360C #A4E2C2 #436015 #2B490F
  • The Walk to Les Sables D'Olonne: #C0B2A2 #739BAD #C5C6C3 #787578 #9F8C8A #8D5A4C
  • Port of Marseilles (1916): #CBD0BF #91AB9F #747C78 #AA9E88 #DDCCAC #4C615F
  • Crans sur Sierre (1936): #E7E9EA #947B8F #BCB8C5 #C3A5A6 #BAD4E7 #6E5871
  • A Horse in Marseille (before 1916): #DAE0E7 #B1B5C6 #E3C7B7 #99828C #8583A4 #555E82
  • Gegenlicht (1924): #D6CDBF #965828 #C498A4 #AA786A #404948 #944346
  • Terrassen Ved L'Estaque (1918): #A3B5B4 #363F38 #74969E #4E5A3F #5E6167 #898173
  • The Coffeepot (1902): #100B0C #7E5426 #261918 #5E3A23 #472D20 #372E2E
  • The Nile at Aswan, Egypt: #E8E1DB #D2C1B6 #6B6E6F #97978E #4A5532 #2B311E
  • Landscape, Mediterranean Bay, View of Agay (1905): #D6F0ED #516B43 #254417 #0D0E0D #998A1D #6F731C
  • La Baie D'Alger (1932): #EBEFE7 #C0CFD9 #717585 #2A4823 #41612F #19331A
  • The Seine at the Frette in Autumn (1939): #BCB2B8 #685F6D #74643C #E8DAD5 #918892 #A68273
  • The Seine at Triel (1931): #BBA877 #485236 #9D9272 #576D2C #727444 #7D765D
  • Port of la Rochelle (1920): #A29990 #7F7268 #5D4D4A #22171B #413030 #64453A
  • Rainy Day. Notre Dame de Paris (1910): #81867F #ACA89D #D6C3A9 #D9D2DB #F2C88C #BBA978
  • Parisian Suburb (1897): #C9A987 #282419 #6E5D3B #624D19 #483913 #988054
  • La Citadelle à Tanger (1913): #AFBDD3 #DEE1DC #4B79AF #4E6F91 #8593A8 #717272
  • The Boardwalk at Sainte-Adresse (1906): #E0D7B9 #A7B4BD #141214 #334551 #3A6278 #868A84
  • Portrait of André Rouveyre (1904): #C77F47 #E17D34 #BB5930 #E96A2E #F4A343 #975930
  • Portrait of Clémentine (1895): #19256D #D7D1C4 #2D282F #95977D #738892 #30478E
  • Women of Laghouat (1921): #CAE4EA #E2EDB0 #F6D94B #E67282 #DB505A #9E200F
  • Portrait of Marcelle Marquet (1931): #695A2E #080A03 #8E541E #1C2617 #452617 #AE966C
  • The Quai de Paris in Rouen (1912): #F0EEEA #7B6B79 #736FAD #ABA0A8 #130C1B #CFC2BA
  • Flood in Paris (1910): #514741 #0E0C10 #D9B453 #B8AE9E #796E66 #C8B47F
  • Le Pont de Conflans (1911): #E6EAE2 #626536 #D4D5B3 #41473E #0F1316 #6D6955
  • The Banks of the River (1913): #EAEEF0 #809856 #5E6F65 #849AA5 #6C84BA #5C6C3E
  • Sun Over Paris (1910): #71676D #D1BBAB #EDD79F #5D4838 #0D0B11 #BBA57E
  • The Apse of Notre Dame (1902): #F5BF53 #8094AC #CD8C4E #4D2615 #65361B #8F644B

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