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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.

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Childe Hassam

Hassam brought French Impressionism to American streets. His flag paintings are symphonies of red, white, and blue against grey stone; his coastal scenes capture the pearly light of New England.

Palette: #7A745E #C8BB9B #52442F #A5855A #C9AA64 #926F30 #B48C33 #14100D

  • Fifth Avenue (1919): #91A6C4 #526D94 #89979E #6C7570 #D0D9DE #3F4B4C
  • The Lorelei (1904): #92907C #BBB5A3 #72694D #4E4B3F #4B452A
  • Allies Day, May (1917): #B1B8B0 #8E9391 #6A899B #6D7074 #B2726B #B69A8D
  • Gloucester Harbor (1899): #969DA2 #AF987B #796757 #8D8275 #6F7B86 #5D5C5B
  • Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine (1890): #7C7E67 #9CB1BB #A19471 #A9A699 #596965 #B46E5B
  • April : (the Green Gown) (1920): #BAA160 #DFC872 #496840 #C7A236 #8B7245 #D5D0B2
  • Bridge Over the Stour (1897): #C3BF91 #B49C42 #C7A127 #AAA56C #8A751C #A2780E
  • Mt. Beacon at Newburgh (1916): #7E8880 #ACC0A5 #61787F #287F7D #476A88 #AFB585
  • Summer Sunlight (Isles of Shoals) (1892): #D6D8CD #9BA3A1 #BAB6A4 #777C77 #D3C49B #59646A
  • The South Ledges, Appledore (1913): #D9DAD0 #6D9FB5 #ACB8B5 #457C9B #778582 #BAAE92
  • The Victorian Chair (1906): #BDB1AE #3C281A #702810 #4A1A0B #AB8770 #240C07
  • Washington Arch, Spring (1890): #D1C7A9 #6E7264 #93A096 #979578 #474E46 #5C5D47
  • Late Afternoon (1900): #C1C6E1 #A1A8CB #7E8AB2 #596893
  • Cliff Rock (1903): #E7D8BE #BAC9D7 #C9AA83 #81480F #602F0C #85A0B8
  • Isles of Shoals, Broad Cove (1911): #C5C0A9 #7F9CB4 #848572 #AC966D #8E7344 #D0B072
  • Peach Blossoms-Villiers-Le-Bel: #7D7F42 #D8CDB4 #B0A77C #6F7954 #ADA262 #636229
  • Self-Portrait (1916): #B3A38D #867A69 #5C5449
  • Strawberry Tea Set (1912): #D5C598 #837A62 #5C786B #8D9C8E #DEDFD3 #3B413A
  • Summer Evening (1886): #766730 #9B8136 #F5F7EF #A0985D #D2CB9C #6B511D
  • Surf, Isles of Shoals (1913): #A2BFC5 #64A4BE #3D7986 #2F80A9 #66787F #DFE6E4
  • Winter in Union Square (1889): #CACBC1 #8EA4A2 #647C79 #355959 #B19B82
  • The Children (1897): #B2AB9F #887E71 #5F4A38 #645B55 #8D6B48 #646880
  • Fifth Avenue Nocturne (1895): #2B5768 #0A384B #29434C #021D30 #1D3038 #718E91
  • Street Scene Place Clichy, Paris (1897): #9B9AAC #5C3F25 #473A2D #6B5E51 #927F65 #B49D75
  • Au Grand Prix de Paris (at the Grand Prix de Paris) (1887): #C3D8EA #605C24 #E9E5EA #6B788E #9AABC5 #7E8448
  • Bridge at Old Lyme (1908): #989B99 #63615E #A99670 #48423F #847965 #5D7189
  • Early Morning Calm (1901): #9AA2A0 #866934 #756242 #C1A47A #A3772D #713F21
  • Poppies, Isles of Shoals (1891): #DFE5E2 #778B80 #A5BECA #A19E88 #CDC8BA #836552
  • Oyster Sloop, Cos Cob (1902): #B3BEA5 #9C9973 #67896D #6A6549 #9E975E #D4C392
  • The New York Window (1912): #9D9D8D #7A735F #545247 #93805D #5F4336 #C0BBA7
  • Nude Seated (1912): #AB823A #AA9764 #5D4F25 #E1CE96 #CBA452 #3B2211
  • El Zocodover, Toledo, Spain (1910): #5C5549 #A27212 #C7AF93 #6A4916 #D4A041 #F8CE7C
  • New York Street (1902): #CBC5B2 #656461 #AEA58D #403E40 #949088 #8F7F62
  • Bailey's Beach, Newport, R.i. (1901): #BFAC75 #5E806F #9EAFA0 #808463 #9D8E58 #8EAC86
  • New England Headlands (1889): #A8BAC1 #CCC8BB #989F82 #7FA4B2 #7D8E92 #5B7582
  • The Little Pond, Appledore (1890): #CED8DE #BDBEAD #879F84 #BAB484 #558066 #93AFBD
  • Thaxter's Garden (1892): #82876A #B0B2CF #DFD9C8 #AFAE99 #565B44 #5D6375
  • Cliff Rock--Appledore (1903): #B3C4D5 #EFE5D2 #DEC49F #753D0A #778FA5 #B3844D
  • Building the Schooner, Provincetown (1900): #859DB8 #DBB56D #BC8C4B #A9652D #946F46 #775B3F
  • Laurel in the Ledges (1906): #91783E #DDB77A #60542C #A9823A #A68E6C #BDCAD8
  • Along the Seine, Winter (1887): #95886C #796B59 #604E3E #31241B #49382B
  • Avenue of the Allies, 5th Avenue (1918): #8F99A1 #495660 #B7BABC #6C7983 #A57564 #B4968A
  • The Avenue in the Rain (1917): #8E99A7 #607889 #2E698D #B7A69E #8F7269 #124D74
  • Coast Scene, Isles of Shoals (1901): #B7C9C3 #A08B63 #C8A05F #D4C296 #7FA6A3 #A17334
  • Avenue of the Allies, Great Britain (1918): #A1ABA7 #6A706E #928C78 #A07A5A #925735 #4D564C
  • Golden Afternoon (1908): #7F6D4C #F8DE82 #8C998B #B5BBAC #514730 #A99975
  • Spring Morning in the Heart of the City (1890): #B2A78B #A28E62 #827A32 #8C7E62 #5B513C #73592D
  • Peach Blossoms-Villiers-Le-Bel (1887): #7D7E42 #D8CEB4 #A7A06E #58653D #C2B791 #606027
  • Tuileries Garden (1897): #BCB4AB #98918F #AAA975 #6A7384 #6C6D62 #889068
  • The Water Garden (1909): #697E57 #8B8F52 #D2D8C3 #546128 #3E5835 #B1B484
  • The Church at Gloucester (1918): #596543 #A09873 #D0CEBA #A0934E #20492B #90A69F
  • July Fourteenth, Rue Daunou (1910): #899081 #A19B7A #C7CCC7 #595D51 #C8C4A5 #746F4F
  • The Silver Veil and the Golden Gate (1914): #B5C6CE #6982AA #8AA1BE #899EA2 #A0B1A4 #EBF2ED
  • (The Green Gown) (1920): #DFC875 #46643C #92794C #79926D #B99333 #BCA25E
  • Bridge Over the Stour (1897): #C1BF93 #D0C280 #B89E43 #9B7A17 #C0971C #DDBE56
  • Rainy Day, Boston (1885): #988F80 #EADCD1 #51463A #2C261D #C1BAA8 #14110C
  • Summer Sunlight (Isles of Shoals) (1892): #D0D2C7 #99A09A #737E82 #BDB59D #495C6C #E0CE9C
  • Late Afternoon (1900): #BEC4E1 #9EA5C9 #7A86AF #55638E
  • Geraniums (1888): #523620 #7F4825 #926E46 #E5D1B0 #351F11 #B96E37
  • Quai de St. Michel (1888): #DCD0AB #7A6949 #9C9171 #6F7462 #2C2D22 #594B30
  • Rainy Day, Fifth Avenue (1916): #8C8C89 #A9917A #C0B8AE #67635B #9C6347 #816D56
  • Descending the Steps, Central Park (1895): #9BA48F #8B8F66 #61765A #C9C5A6 #947A68 #446548
  • Isles of Shoals (1912): #577882 #5C5F57 #324C51 #97968D #255C74 #0A4560
  • Spring Morning (1909): #BD6733 #A56338 #BC996A #7F6039 #E3C99C #E9E3D1
  • A North East Headland (1901): #D1C9AC #8EA496 #C1AC78 #A7A07F #749BA4 #807454
  • The Fourth of July (1916): #7C7774 #CED7EA #5C6B88 #B89589 #9AACCD #56453B
  • Cat Boats, Newport (1901): #9699A3 #AD9B8E #737A81 #7B6E64 #D7C3B0 #534F4E
  • Point Lobos, Carmel (1914): #8E8B76 #5C5942 #BDBAA4 #617B7F #88A5AE #425657
  • The Spanish Stairs, Rome (1897): #CDD2C1 #B5B9A0 #90A6A0 #647F7A #C3B982 #888D6F
  • Mt. Beacon at Newburgh (1916): #7B877F #ADC1A6 #3A8985 #486B8C #536975 #B1B888
  • Washington Arch, Spring (1890): #D3C9AA #929888 #6A6E60 #464B40 #84845F #AAA47B
  • Landscape at Newfields, New Hampshire (1909): #9DB3C0 #C0AE71 #D0D3D3 #878A76 #60829B #C2BA9E
  • The Sonata (1911): #D2C9B2 #07050D #8E887E #44484C #20282D #201619
  • In the Garden (Celia Thaxter in Her Garden) (1892): #BAAA9D #73735C #49543F #90908E #9E8B6F #C9A183
  • The Island Garden (1892): #F0E5D2 #C7BDAD #9E9994 #EEC29C #8282A0 #DD966D
  • The Garden in Its Glory (1892): #A5AAA0 #778276 #5E6767 #DEDCD0 #3E4245 #27252E
  • Lillie (Lillie Langtry) (1898): #D5D9DF #C7B8B2 #AD9389 #AEB9C5 #927365 #C6B594
  • Pomona (1900): #DCCBAC #BFAB89 #856F54 #AB874E #93A0A6 #5A462B
  • The South Ledges, Appledore (1913): #D3D5CB #74A5B9 #8A9996 #477E9B #576363 #1D577A
  • Spring (1908): #8B765A #75695F #99908A #B1966C #694723 #5B4C3A
  • Tanagra (the Builders (1918): #BCB8AA #948E80 #77634C #B8A87C #98824E #706D62
  • The Victorian Chair (1906): #BCADA7 #722911 #4F1E0E #381E11 #A17A62 #5A3E2E
  • Maréchal Niel Roses (1919): #7A6960 #53453F #553A2C #A99A8C #7B5E45 #D4C8BA
  • Ponte Santa Trinità (1897): #B9B799 #E2D9C3 #90907E #AAA577 #616253
  • Grand Prix Day (1887): #AC8D6B #564B3C #9C9A8E #3C2E23 #826D57 #28120B
  • Charles River and Beacon Hill (1892): #B8B9B6 #5E5753 #736445 #9C9167 #878473 #B6AD81
  • Old Fairbanks House, Dedham, Massachusetts (1884): #15110D #7F7621 #21251C #D7C8B0 #6F6A33 #281E13
  • The Lady of the Gorge (1912): #CDBFAA #52605E #8B978E #1D2225 #0B1A27 #A79278
  • Boston Common at Twilight (1885): #9E8F89 #56463B #7B685C #2D251E #CFB597 #6F523C
  • Bathing Pool, Appledore (1907): #CCD9D4 #92BFC6 #C0C1A7 #C7B783 #819888 #9A9773
  • Church at Old Lyme, Connecticut (1905): #DBB27C #B9AD8A #EFE5C8 #84785B #AD8054 #D89056
  • Summer Sea, Isles of Shoals (1902): #7192C3 #9C8F77 #6E5F4B #715229 #A1824E #CCC1A7
  • Street of the Great Captain, Córdoba (1910): #9BC4B0 #E4E49D #8FA476 #BEBF72 #97A049 #C3BE53
  • Duck Island (1906): #A2B8B9 #C7B69A #988D75 #9E7E59 #7C9FA5 #4B331E
  • September Moonrise (1900): #C6B2B0 #A19B7B #9EB1BA #4A737E #698279 #C9AE85
  • The Butterfly (1902): #C4A18C #232D30 #4D4B40 #9A7254 #6C563E #787264
  • A New York Blizzard (1890): #9B8B5D #9A978C #282827 #C1B9AC #6E603A #737167
  • Beach at East Hampton (1905): #B6B3B2 #909BA1 #756954 #776030 #A38B6A #494836
  • Paris at Twilight (1887): #6E5946 #9A9490 #423630 #523E2D #2A2421 #7D726A
  • Street Scene, Spain (1910): #687569 #35433C #7F7959 #BEAF7B #527F7C #A78751
  • The Red Mill, Cos Cob: #CFD2C8 #C8B69E #A29274 #95ADAA #75786D #CBBC86
  • Fire Opals (Lady in Furs: Portrait of Mrs. Searle): #1F1811 #A9806D #422410 #7E4D30 #583019 #2F1907
  • Church, Ronda (1910): #BCA095 #9A6654 #343032 #9A7A70 #4D5571 #6D473C
  • Square at Sevilla (1910): #2A2D28 #544E49 #5F5435 #7A7768 #B2A784 #4D5764
  • Ronda (1910): #A29FA5 #E9DDD3 #DFC8A2 #7FABD4 #D7B1A6 #C9C8CC
  • Isle of Shoals (1901): #EAD7C2 #A18779 #C6AE9B #6F5C56
  • West Indian Girl (1914): #CECAB8 #9A8B65 #878E85 #66603E #AD894F #505F57
  • Nurses in the Park (1889): #85753B #645221 #372F19 #8A995E #B3B2A9 #818478
  • Headlands (1908): #ABC5CE #5B7079 #9BA4A4 #79A4B6 #35474F #123142
  • Quay St. Michel (1888): #846D46 #DFCFA8 #A69876 #717C6A #57472B #322D1D
  • August Afternoon, Appledore (1900): #7F8C82 #B8AF8C #987D53 #C0A771 #6B6C55 #775939
  • Boat Landing, Gloucester (1918): #87AEB4 #7C8380 #988B6C #AFB0A7 #61573D #81664D
  • The Dragon Cloud, Old Lyme (1903): #8EAFB8 #E8DED5 #968F21 #BEAD85 #323418 #6B6636
  • Le Jour du Grand Prix (1887): #C99B77 #A6BCDF #867766 #58463D #9D6F57 #BFAE9E
  • Main Street, East Hampton (1921): #A19881 #706852 #A6885E #615030 #825E37 #D6BC92
  • Rigger's Shop, Provincetown, Ma (1900): #CAC3AD #D8C292 #71735D #9D9069 #BCA35F #726F2D
  • A City Fairyland (1935): #D0B372 #E9DF9F #A57B3A #988557 #925F1A #371B0A
  • Isles of Shoals, Broad Cove (1911): #CFCCB9 #819DB6 #93907A #C2AC7E #927749 #CCA456
  • Cab Stand at Night Madison Square New York (1935): #E9F0F3 #58749A #37475A #C3D8EA #232B35 #A2B3C8
  • The Nymph of Beryl Gorge (1935): #D0B680 #8A875F #A58D54 #635836 #866428 #53544C
  • Avenue of the Allies (1918): #888877 #D8E0CC #A9AFA5 #4E5765 #BCB192 #A37458
  • Old House, Easthampton, Long Island (1919): #928269 #6B6355 #66502B #C1B096 #574F3F #8C9799
  • Nymph on a Rocky Ledge (1886): #F0E1C9 #1E150F #422A1D #C6BDA4 #66442A #97663B
  • Quincy, Massachusetts (1892): #F1EDE4 #8D7D7A #4F3E30 #B1A6A3 #735A3B #A38E64
  • Spring on West 78th Street (1905): #7D6F4F #594F3A #A58D58 #3C362C #2A2018 #785931
  • Church at Old Lyme (1906): #A79190 #8C6C61 #A47B58 #BBB6C7 #D4BBB8 #614C4E
  • A Back Road (1884): #424719 #BCA67E #856A2B #2D3317 #1B1C12 #5D4617
  • Sunday Morning, Appledore (1912): #485C32 #A8B4AA #6A92A8 #AD9F63 #7B8255 #6B7E77
  • The Gorge, Appledore (1912): #1F202A #DED4B1 #3D4650 #446A8C #8D8E80 #B39C76
  • Montauk (1921): #B9AD7B #C2C1AF #313D2F #8F937C #8C8355 #686F5A
  • Butler Lili in Garden (1915): #C3A463 #5E6545 #926C34 #343E27 #9E9973 #373317
  • California Hills in Spring (the Little Vineyard) (1914): #ABA95C #89975D #A99B3E #D0D5CF #BB9F59 #6B8666
  • Rainy Day, Boston (1886): #615143 #A8977F #40332B #86725E #242121 #735136
  • Rainy Day, Fifth Avenue (1916): #7EA2AE #4A5049 #495F6D #81898A #BBCDC5 #1D3C5E
  • Self-Portrait (1933): #C3AF8A #847F5C #A39968 #ACA996 #5D5842 #D4CEB8

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