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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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Chaïm Soutine

Soutine attacked canvas with visceral color. His landscapes writhe in greens and reds, his carcasses blaze with cadmium, his portraits smolder in dark earth tones.

Palette: #865839 #524F41 #B08057 #CCA776 #D7D5C7 #65361E #111E29 #B94534

  • Le Petit Pâtissier (ca. 1921): #A63A33 #B1A38A #433931 #5C3629 #926750 #792925
  • The Big Tree (1942): #273E3C #87A4A2 #172729 #526D6C #374935 #C8D4CE
  • Èmile Lejeune's Portrait (2023): #A0ABAF #453B2A #E3BA9B #8BACCD #797A74 #C9CECC
  • Le Pâtissier (1919): #A99D8B #8B7660 #7D7C7B #68594C #9F6E45 #515458
  • Le Groom (1925): #D43816 #120201 #AA230A #32160B #82260F #B83F24
  • Still Life with Rayfish (1923): #353736 #665E4E #57362B #8E8F7D #463C33 #21252A
  • Old Woman (1923): #846441 #34332D #4C4E3D #864F2E #AC8153 #63402F
  • Le Tzigane (1926): #2B323D #3E3330 #43546C #9A7F79 #5B5455 #593D38
  • Landscape with Figures─céret (1922): #646861 #C2A181 #38403F #8F7055 #9A9991 #995C3E
  • Portrait Of (1916): #B57B63 #3A2523 #8A5848 #54332D #65342C #272120
  • Boy with Yellow Hat (2023): #956E40 #252422 #654122 #403625 #6C573C #7D5122
  • Carcass of Beef (ca. 1925): #101D24 #093447 #055877 #3A1215 #5E2A22 #80442F
  • Le Vase de Fleurs Vase of Flowers (1918): #2F332D #1A1F16 #0C1511 #39311E #5B5D51 #7E7E6D
  • Le Mas Passe-Temps, Céret (ca. 1920-21): #2E302A #191A17 #4C442B #53524A #766A45 #A59E86
  • Le Pâtissier de Cagnes (ca. 1922-23): #CCCFC4 #898D80 #534F40 #A58370 #ACB2A7 #2C2B21
  • Landscape with Trees Exposed to Wind (1919): #232A24 #3B4634 #586341 #A3A58A #6A7B66 #A1935A
  • View of Céret (1922): #828A87 #2C3326 #514C1D #8F7210 #383B14 #B68B17
  • Garçon Russe (ca. 1935-38): #9A4A49 #BF4F5C #7E4749 #782F27 #AA572A #585049
  • Chicken Hung Before a Brick Wall By (1925): #42442E #2E2F22 #9A330B #1E1D17 #7C451C #CDB951
  • Deux Enfants: #607C85 #264648 #305D69 #1C617F #795F4B #A47864
  • Fleurs et Poisson: #2B2B29 #413126 #4D4A45 #7F776D #67492F #8C3823
  • La Cuisinière (Femme en Bleu): #2D6398 #192430 #323640 #6884A8 #3E5978 #DEA090
  • Man with Horse (ca. 1920): #83A287 #53795F #A7B786 #16252B #2D5448 #496746
  • Paysage de Céret (1919): #1B1831 #30293A #3F1F2C #93A4B3 #4B4F2D #5B1F26
  • Paysage à Cagnes, C. (ca. 1923): #832D0E #2A2F21 #756036 #A44D1B #AC6E2E #834E20
  • Chemin Fontaine Fils à Céret (1920): #62594C #8C7344 #C3AA7E #E7D5A6 #F8F5E6 #ECCA73
  • Still Life with Rayfish (ca. 1924): #98756B #1D1A13 #7E3D36 #772419 #911912 #55372B
  • View of Cagnes (ca. 1924): #B8B4A8 #697677 #9F9078 #1C343A #3C5358 #255179
  • Woman in Profile (1937): #191F20 #827B6F #59524A #2E3E43 #3C3530 #EBBEA6
  • Woman in Red Blouse (ca. 1919): #A63815 #8F6A44 #8B3216 #5F4626 #AC7B42 #6D3318
  • Натюрморт с луком. (1916): #B97552 #252B39 #744B42 #925A45 #F3E8D4 #D4BAA2
  • The Houses (1920): #36382A #C0B596 #76725C #705D35 #0C0C07 #9B7D44
  • Beef and Calf's Head (1923): #584032 #C5493A #D69B50 #CC6D54 #CE782C #9F6226
  • The Village (1923): #55654D #D0AB45 #DDC171 #AE9963 #DED3B0 #754018
  • Le Mas Passe-Temps, Céret (1920): #2B2C28 #545245 #77683B #383220 #151614 #A8A086
  • Ca. (ca. 1924): #514940 #6F6B61 #C4D1C8 #C0AD90 #312A23 #948265
  • Chaim Soutine, Paesaggio a Cagnes, 1923 Ca. (Chicago) (ca. 1923): #1B2D37 #748D90 #ABB29F #D2D4B6 #AC7E44 #8A572B
  • Chaim Soutine, Paesaggio con Scalinata All'aperto, 1922 Ca (ca. 1922): #465440 #FBECD1 #8D6B2D #423525 #654620 #5D672A
  • Chaim Soutine, Pollo Morto (1926): #282724 #100C0A #4F442E #332517 #5A3C1C #6C6040
  • Chaim Soutine, Ragazzina (1918): #3B241D #DDD1B7 #DFA57C #211513 #8C5D41 #B49A7B
  • Le Vase de Fleurs Vase of Flowers (1918): #CCC1B9 #2F261F #805530 #AEA094 #613A21 #584940
  • I Porci (1941): #797662 #1D2526 #835232 #B8A07C #A67E51 #4E2114
  • Il Grande Albero Blu, 1920-21 Ca (ca. 1920): #464846 #AF7A45 #160C09 #8C6E55 #E5C99C #653A1B
  • Donna con Abito Blu, 1924 Ca (ca. 1924): #7B5F37 #0A0E17 #48302A #5E5036 #081023 #101C35
  • Landscape of Montmartre by at Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2016): #44443A #634531 #7A7C73 #BBA084 #8B6A52 #462B1F
  • Portrait of Madeleine Castaing by at Metropolitan Museum of Art (2012): #262524 #3C4249 #82562D #58341F #94241B #AD7C4E
  • Portrait of a Young Man Wearing a Black Tie By (2023): #613B2E #474538 #252B23 #181813 #854532 #847059
  • Profile of a Man's Head (2023): #854F2C #362C1E #C0AD99 #5B4432 #A68B71 #613016
  • Self-Portrait (1916): #392F22 #9F734F #5D4C3B #251D14 #7A4D2C #D1C5B7
  • Female Nude (1936): #867B66 #CBAF83 #B1AA97 #73542F #59553F #D0CEC1

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