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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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Amrita Sher-Gil

Sher-Gil merged Post-Impressionist structure with Indian subject matter. Her palette — deep earth reds, burnished gold, warm ochre — bridges Paris and the Punjab.

Palette: #684A34 #AD8763 #E0AD7D #E4914D #BC6E40 #AA4F46 #D34333 #141413

  • Nude (1933): #8D6949 #C8B599 #634731 #927E6C #3C2316 #B68F67
  • Gypsy Woman Wearing Shawl C. (ca. 1932): #704143 #A34E5A #752C30 #B43A44 #B2BBAE #303731
  • Nude Study (1) C. (1930): #282221 #65312B #974B38 #D06C3B #43322D #EB7A30
  • Red Verandah 1938 Simla (1938): #AD6830 #573A28 #BC3C28 #242120 #DF361E #81512D
  • Group of Three Girls (1935): #A34D41 #A4C78E #8A6F56 #814340 #5E4B44 #869E75
  • Adam and Eve C. (1932): #302C28 #504B36 #1E1E1D #8E7C53 #D7AF6F #E3924E
  • Amrita Sher Gil the Merry Cemetery 1939 Trivium Art History (1939): #3A301C #231E15 #5A4A27 #4F301B #926E3B #14100C
  • Painter (1930): #4B2F24 #866D63 #C1B2AC #6A4F44
  • Portrait of Young Man (Model: Boris Tazlitsky) (1930): #E7844E #C83119 #B17761 #F0B790 #AE4C27 #7F150B
  • Ancient Story Teller 1940 Saraya (1940): #CDC0AE #22241F #62513A #3C362B #858465 #E05032
  • Dressing the Bride 1937 Simla (1937): #222621 #181717 #B43531 #443933 #372221 #704B42
  • Inspired Painting (25948823172) (2016): #A18054 #CD9744 #EAEDF0 #434948 #EFDC68 #80573D
  • Notre Dame (1932): #57573A #1C2226 #AAA475 #333A29 #282F27 #7E7F58
  • Sardani Kirpal Singh Majithia 1938 Saraya (1938): #1C1A1C #CF4454 #EE464D #413942 #F7936F #944E60
  • Siesta 1937 Simla (1937): #2B2E2C #50493D #D5B58D #857B53 #42272C #FBF5F1
  • Self-Portrait (1934): #A76B40 #6F5338 #101011 #34291D #523322 #D9A372
  • The Last Unfinished Painting 1941 Lahore (1941): #161716 #BA523B #85794F #962A2C #C82736 #CEA535
  • Two Women in White 1935 Simla (1935): #544844 #E8D5BD #82726A #C6B191 #2A2625 #A7998A
  • Village Scene 1938 Simla (1938): #854F2B #6B3B1D #A65C2F #E99A3B #CA7437 #4E2D1E
  • Woman on Terrace 1935 Amritsar (1935): #A59584 #2F2931 #665A59 #181719 #4E3033 #827771
  • Boat C. (1932): #AA9974 #1E2C2C #767250 #EDCFAE #394739 #4E4E37
  • Brahmacharis (1937): #F9E5CD #A43534 #5E453C #7A2D2C #392E31 #ECCFA5
  • Elephant Promenade (1940): #414136 #2A2721 #60583F #D9C07D #816E45 #4F3026
  • Male Torso C. (1930): #6D4233 #252225 #AB654A #4F2A24 #332020 #51413F
  • Nude Group (1935): #3B2F27 #1D1916 #5F4B36 #8B7050 #2C2723 #A78D62
  • Nude Study (2) C. (1930): #2B2A27 #F39F5A #534F44 #171718 #5F3D29 #A55F3F
  • Nude Study (3) C. (1930): #4D332C #231C1D #B86141 #5E2824 #7E5745 #DF7D43
  • Nude Study (5) C. (1930): #33302C #DF8F57 #AC674A #504D44 #624235 #824B34
  • Reclining Nude (1933): #E9AF7D #968877 #BFB19D #594942 #EEDABC #BE8C69
  • Sher-Giil Two Elephants 1940 Saraya (1940): #253230 #B1564B #E37557 #C07966 #755A51 #453D36
  • Camels (1941): #545C46 #2D3E35 #887B5A #9A764E #B69761 #61765D
  • The Vina Player (1938): #A18C63 #625B64 #3D4D61 #908981 #C9B991 #7E535B
  • The Vina Player (Cropped) (1938): #605B65 #93877E #3A4A5F #80515C #CBC1A2 #AD616B
  • Torso (1932): #3F3636 #EBCC9C #73777D #212021 #CCA381 #664F4C
  • Two Girls by 1939 Budapest (1939): #DDD2A8 #342B16 #F7F2E1 #ADAA87 #7B6229 #9A813B
  • View from Majithia House (1934): #151514 #B6CEC3 #ED9B56 #F5F0E6 #574732 #DDA57A
  • Village Girl C. (1937): #F3A92C #412C25 #B26F3B #291F1D #78543F #D59147
  • Woman at Bath (1940): #493D2C #A8573F #92693C #C2883E #F5B07A #2B2821
  • Young Girls (1932): #36261E #5B4532 #231C18 #89623E #B68F5D #623B25

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