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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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Charles Demuth

Demuth bridged watercolor delicacy with industrial geometry. His palette moves between translucent washes and hard-edged architectural color.

Palette: #B6A794 #997858 #834834 #6D2617 #B43B28 #C66E60 #0E0608 #F4C24F

  • Benvenuti Nella Nostra Città (1921): #902C21 #766252 #EEDDD4 #121012 #551F14 #6D291E
  • Dec 1922 Shadowland (1922): #E6DBD4 #797D6A #59562A #8C8148 #F1B956 #E89A3B
  • Modern Conveniences (1921): #D7BCB2 #7E6D6F #0E070B #B59698 #BC5A4D #A32F22
  • Eggplant and Green Pepper (1925): #E8E6DD #A29EA6 #DDCDB3 #917150 #182027 #C6B296
  • Incense of a New Church (1921): #080404 #AEA38F #756D5F #4F493D #081E3E #0D2E5A
  • Welcome to Our City (1921): #E6E7D9 #402D16 #B43A20 #883620 #632E18 #9F311B
  • Beach at Étretat (ca. 1913): #D3CECC #ABAEB8 #C9ACA8 #8795B2 #917F9B #576EA1
  • A Prince of Court Painters (No. 1): #BFAB87 #9E845D #989887 #674E32 #71756D #A07245
  • Still Life with Peaches: #CCC0AD #967A69 #B49C87 #614C45 #CCB18D #3B2C2D
  • Buildings, Lancaster, By (1930): #47B3DC #F5D44F #058CC5 #EAE7DC #CA2F30 #2C2324
  • Flower Study (1922): #D1C1A5 #8F8370 #B39572 #8F724F #675A4C #D6C183
  • Landscape with Stream and Trees (1912-15): #9E7A64 #B5AD9D #88563F #71633A #734035 #91887C
  • Longhi on Broadway (1928): #F0F4F7 #DD780A #1B1E1E #B7BBC1 #B84921 #E79BB0
  • Mój Egipt My Egypt (1927): #DEDBD6 #B6B9C0 #898F96 #10030B #211815 #80A7CE
  • The Circus (1917): #DAC8AA #CFB480 #9D9374 #786E54 #EFB07A #BE875D
  • Chimney and Water Tower (1931): #7E8385 #565C60 #151716 #3D4143 #682114 #BDBEBD
  • Flowers (Cyclamen) (1920): #D9D6C3 #B3B094 #7F8769 #A88D6D #6B5D47 #8D6750
  • Business (1921): #A27F4C #D2C1B1 #B59C84 #685850 #AD4A36 #080508
  • La Primula (1916-17): #181619 #9E957D #E0D8D4 #A2855B #B17642 #C3B8A9
  • Lancaster (1921): #B2A69D #8A7E75 #0B080B #775335 #4F4B4A #6B0809
  • Love, Love, Love. Omaggio a Gertrud Stein (1928): #131515 #6A1D13 #4B0F06 #D1C4B4 #242422 #ED8685
  • Primavera (1921): #D7CDC2 #421B0A #AA987A #713813 #32130A #848F93
  • Houses: #D9D8CA #ABA695 #736F65 #ACC1C4 #B68872 #393F3E
  • Zinnias: #847D71 #D5CCB2 #CB7778 #5D574D #A8A193 #C25154
  • Cottage Window: #1F1B27 #4F464E #AF483D #47282A #E4DED2 #853932
  • Aucassin and Nicolette (1921): #81A6CD #EDF3EF #5C4A42 #B8D6E9 #3B322F #8C5248
  • Turkish Bath with Self Portrait (1918): #FDEAA1 #F9D17D #CE8B46 #F8B65D #935823 #522708
  • Eggplant and Tomatoes: #FAF4E5 #171616 #DAC6B8 #3E3429 #D7231B #88191B
  • Eggplants (1927): #EFEBE3 #301518 #18060A #4A2E2C #897772 #948040
  • I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold (1928): #7E5A48 #A2724A #553F34 #895A36 #37342F
  • In Vaudeville (1919): #EEE5D3 #C1B6AA #8A8682 #A69174 #433F3F #E8D8B2
  • Red Cabbages, Rhubarb and Orange (1929): #F4F3F0 #914C6A #5D364A #DFB0B3 #BC7891 #CCC485
  • Red Poppies (1929): #F2F0EE #857965 #CB583E #DD7C63 #56463C #B4AD9E
  • Self Portrait, By (1907): #292B2C #1D1E1F #9C6C5A #BC9B87 #72493E #445356
  • Self Portrait, by Cropped (1907): #292928 #1D1E1E #9E705F #6B453B #C0AB98 #465756
  • Small Daffodils: #EDE9D9 #E2D7A1 #9F9596 #C2B7B0 #B4AD75 #F1DD82
  • The Tower (1920): #5D6DA2 #E7D8C2 #838FB5 #B89B77 #364A8E #875129
  • Twelve Nude Boys at the Beach: #A3A19D #CDB78F #818D7A #83899A #6C5E72 #647395
  • Yellow and Blue (1915): #DCD8CF #ABAEAE #A9A27D #F0D087 #677A90 #717365
  • Zinnias: a Double-Sided Work: #DAD3C3 #93996F #B4B398 #394A33 #677C44 #53603B

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