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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.

Scanning works…

Diego Rivera

Rivera built monumental narratives from a palette rooted in the Mexican earth — terracotta, jade, maize yellow, and the deep reds of pre-Columbian ceramics.

Palette: #D2CAB2 #876C43 #DDC15A #B78D4C #5A2718 #90571E #D58718 #26475A

  • Le Sucrier et Les Bougies (Sugar Bowl and Candles) (1915): #1C1B1E #04412D #A6792A #284A68 #DADCCC #692517
  • Man, Controller of the Universe (1934): #4F4641 #C4B7AE #817872 #AE8A72 #4E2E1A #936B44
  • The Creation (1922): #AA8B49 #423A22 #533513 #9C5A1A #6C310D #8A6A2E
  • Sueño de Una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central (1947): #9E8667 #131228 #633F22 #7D5C3E #B17D26 #87561A
  • Cubist Landscape (1912): #D1BD4F #DAC89F #C9621B #171C16 #866A5B #CE9529
  • The Café Terrace (1915): #938D8A #3D3C3D #BCBAB6 #327261 #673D37 #6E544C
  • Montserrat (1911): #9B9D7A #91A498 #DFCF79 #C9C8A6 #B7AB66 #667B61
  • No. 9, Nature Morte Espagnole (1915): #DDDAC4 #837778 #D7BD8A #333530 #D0AD39 #BC963C
  • Portrait of Marevna (1915): #292827 #67778A #6C4D39 #2A594D #E2E1BE #B07456
  • Portrait of Ramón Gómez de la Serna (1915): #242724 #545551 #81847C #7D672D #C9C1A5 #C87618
  • Still Life with a Liqueur Bottle (1915): #4D443B #756864 #836B45 #D3C8BA #231C17 #BEAD84
  • Le Bock (Beer Glass) (1917): #3062DA #467E98 #631E27 #511F25 #191F21 #E7960C
  • Composition with Clock (1914): #2D2820 #C0B08F #85391D #46431E #985928 #252F6E

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