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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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August Allebé

August Allebé was an artist and teacher from the Northern Netherlands. His early paintings were in a romantic style, but in his later work he was an exponent of realism and impressionism.

Palette: #736443 #362F26 #B6A57C #574B39 #968160 #404739 #5B6350 #111415

  • Ontwerp Voor Een Dessus-De-Porte: Tak Met Pauw en Andere Vogels (1874): #A0835E #897B64 #B7A988 #655341
  • Stilleven Met Oosterse Muilen (1873): #383222 #5E4F30 #A89763 #867749 #292019
  • Vroeg Ter Kerke (1861): #111415 #352E29 #5B4938 #735C3F #201F1D #A38E67
  • Het Welbewaakte Kind (1867): #564C38 #242425 #39322C #928056 #776847 #BDA86E
  • De Vlinders (1871): #5B6350 #273538 #858365 #3E4A43 #C1AF8E
  • Portret van Een Jongen (1856): #7D735E #534A3A #342E27 #CAB187
  • Oude Vrouw Bij de Haard (1850): #74683F #4C311F #9C8C5E #B2AA7D #43442F #6C4C31

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