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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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Amedeo Modigliani

Modigliani's palette is warm and restricted — terracotta skin, black hair, and backgrounds of deep red or teal. His elongated figures exist in a world of sensuous, muted color.

Palette: #C39773 #644A30 #9D7453 #0E0D0F #7B6947 #C57D3E #D7DAC9 #F2C97A

  • Portrait of a Woman (ca. 1917-18): #372723 #5D3E2C #1F1E1E #B8936F #76665A #4A2B23
  • Jeanne Hébuterne with Hat and Necklace (1917): #131216 #433940 #574731 #AD824B #C39F72 #1C2430
  • Jeanne Hébuterne (1919): #DFE8CB #F4D37C #C0840C #A1B6AE #A09E6D #716B45
  • Portrait of a Polish Woman (1919): #241A16 #C1A897 #9A7D65 #D68E3E #634F40 #A34918
  • Woman with Red Hair (1917): #1E2221 #8F9788 #676D66 #D4A277 #A76B45 #333735
  • Girl in the Shirt (Red-Haired Girl) (1918): #E2BFA1 #D9D6C6 #ABAA9B #B58E72 #888677 #676156
  • Seated Nude (1917): #B88562 #321811 #72573A #353535 #4B3626 #1F1C19
  • Portrait of the Artist Léopold Survage (1918): #7D714D #0E0D0B #B27F44 #544F3B #353229 #22211D
  • Portrait of Lunia Czechowska (1919): #92906C #766636 #EAB22F #5E4817 #D6D8CB #B53718
  • The Black Dress (1910): #111016 #B7A89F #4F4E4B #837B73 #28272D #EEC79A
  • Boy in Sailor Suit (1917): #1B191C #403E3D #61605D #B69A84 #8A837C #A06B51
  • Redheaded Girl in Evening Dress (1918): #1E1C1E #838B89 #CC9D81 #0F0D11 #4B231C #52585C
  • Portrait of Dedie (1918): #0C0F11 #5E624E #8E9575 #3F4034 #CB9A79 #1F1E21
  • A Man (1916): #19191B #625D56 #8E7659 #C8BDA7 #C3A27F #998F7B
  • Girl in a White Blouse (1915): #6A5035 #B97539 #C19F7E #7A4423 #E27040 #E2A35E

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How the palette changed

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