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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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Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso

Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso was a Portuguese painter.

Palette: #5F604D #7D5425 #886D4D #A55714 #AF986F #733313 #A76F40 #C09131

  • Greyhounds (1911): #0A1009 #9E7219 #6D5C25 #57665E #C7BE9D #1B2A23
  • The Hawks (1912): #E0CB94 #B3A176 #847456 #332C26 #524532 #E4BF71
  • Painting (1914): #897270 #5C484A #8F5F53 #C9946F #DBBC9F #B76353
  • Pelas Janelas (Desdobramento (1914): #383C26 #5D5838 #7A502B #743818 #233126 #4E594A
  • The Leap of the Rabbit (1911): #3A5848 #898C64 #343F3F #2D313C #526638 #314C5A
  • Untitled (Ponte) (1914): #74532D #6D3723 #1F211C #836E52 #474331 #111011
  • The Leap of the Rabbit (1911): #23282A #40604A #F0ED8E #C2CF8B #97A977 #609978
  • Landscape, Amadeo (1912): #D9C7A0 #82A388 #D1A973 #B0743E #ACA480 #9E7E55
  • Landscape (Bridge and Boats) (1914-1897): #2A3E42 #6BA2BA #B19164 #3873A0 #154473 #909279
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (1) (2021): #B6AC90 #867F76 #262F46 #9C380F #752E11 #27456A
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (10) (2021): #434431 #3B4B53 #585F49 #60502C #58768F #2C312C
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (12) (2021): #8A7853 #885D26 #403C30 #686958 #6E7E7E #804227
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (13) (2021): #496265 #A1957A #212A2B #778481 #273F49 #593E1C
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (14) (2021): #3C3C3D #ACA699 #6D7361 #555247 #A18562 #9D5A46
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (15) (2021): #626362 #989289 #45413B #786A54 #54402B #2D2722
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (16) (2021): #59605A #734E2C #212526 #363D38 #888373 #4A3325
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (18) (2021): #824B2C #9A7745 #A1A7A7 #615B39 #653A2A #755A29
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (2) (2021): #8B703E #84540A #76390D #825620 #153C6C #3C554E
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (20) (2021): #947D69 #3C535A #60645B #BAABAB #454437 #756A34
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (21) (2021): #616B67 #BB9B89 #404A4B #93877E #85724C #54594B
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (22) (2021): #57614C #3D5759 #A48D8E #6D6236 #31486B #666F80
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (3) (2021): #817B72 #67624B #606E77 #846C44 #405D5B #7A5522
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (4) (2021): #ACA691 #4B5E80 #957009 #8A5D38 #843C25 #622C1D
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (5) (2021): #8B9083 #3C6062 #855708 #782D08 #1B2128 #962C11
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (6) (2021): #9B9281 #706C52 #8C6B41 #823712 #815F09 #1F2223
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (7) (2021): #4F5955 #A57147 #8D988E #A39774 #B79858 #99B3BD
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (8) (2021): #333732 #BA4F1E #9A4822 #BF9613 #77492E #B77216
  • Paintings in Museu Municipal (9) (2021): #333F3A #BEB195 #45605B #384158 #7C897E #975308
  • Photographer Taking a Photography of Amadeus de Souza-Cardoso’s Painting (46665827261) (2016): #F1E1A8 #CCBB7B #8D7D45 #110A05 #B8A462 #34280D
  • Sem Título (Natureza-Morta) (2025): #B6A793 #3A3C38 #AC7E48 #8B857E #7F6F5E #6A5848
  • Steel Mask (C.1914-15) (ca. 1914-15): #1A3332 #CECDB8 #2F4458 #4B7B78 #915F31 #AE7E3D
  • The Little Bright House (ca. 1915-16): #C82918 #F6DE4F #F8ECA7 #B3561F #F2E072 #143513
  • The Mediathic Painting Thief (C.1914) (ca. 1914-1897): #D2D2B4 #406051 #122638 #B6513D #9F7840 #836139
  • Título Desconhecido (Montanhas) (2025): #BCA977 #8C9680 #79875A #9F9048 #395943 #5B6932
  • Untitled (Castle) (1911-1887): #D2A142 #EDAE34 #A7773A #D4831D #72461A #351104
  • Untitled (Still Life) (1913-1887): #CBA045 #623E10 #8F621A #432708 #927035 #B68326
  • Windows and Hatches (C.1915-1916) (ca. 1915-16): #F6F0D0 #E3D6AA #1E55A8 #041360 #2E2F34 #73841F

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