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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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Felix Ziem

Félix Ziem was a French painter in the style of the Barbizon School, who also produced some Orientalist works.

Palette: #CAB691 #825D39 #613519 #A78053 #E7C381 #9C4A1E #E0A357 #0F0B0D

  • Venice, Evening (1863): #EAE6DB #CCCCCD #E0C8AF #B0A7A2 #C1A187 #987966
  • Venice, Midday (1868): #BDC0C1 #9AA8BF #8297BA #AEA08E #2F180F #73757C
  • Venice, Morning (ca. 1864): #A9B2B3 #8499BA #322315 #BFB291 #9A8D6F #787C79
  • Venice, Evening (ca. 1865): #E6D7B9 #BEBFC6 #645540 #A19587 #856537 #211719
  • Peisaj Din Veneția: #8BA1A9 #989692 #774028 #B17550 #836452 #C8966B
  • Constantinople, Félix Ziem, V. 1850-1900, Huile sur Toile, Mba Dijon (1850-1900): #BCB8B1 #726659 #9C9792 #D5C196 #A28D68 #483429
  • Fauvisme: #B5B9BE #909EB7 #5D604F #281811 #A0988B #D7C5A2
  • Felixziempainting (12 O): #5A554E #E3BC82 #97785F #BC8856 #2A3837 #66503D
  • Pêcheurs dans la Lagune: #B8B491 #98A59A #DCCA8E #83867A #816348 #503E38
  • Félix-François-Georges Philibert Ziem, Canal Grande a Venezia, 1890-1900 (Fr) 01 (1890-1900): #BAA673 #E3D183 #8B7F69 #937649 #75552F #CCD7AE
  • Félix-François-Georges Philibert Ziem, Canal Grande a Venezia, 1890-1900 (Fr) 02 (1890-1900): #E9E0A7 #110E16 #EACC7C #966B45 #8B725D #C79F67
  • Venice, Evening: #9D945C #817F67 #71603B #666A65 #412409 #4B391E
  • Tuna Fishing at Sunrise Off the Coast Near Marseilles (1860): #C4BD98 #7A6C5A #524239 #A09479
  • Self-Portrait (Unkn): #462D20 #63361C #251916 #CAA682 #957556 #6F5038
  • A Boat on the Lake: #7293A2 #97A197 #557391 #40362A #857874 #525D6B
  • Caiques and Sailboats at the Bosphorus (seco): #9B947D #819BA2 #ADB3AA #738380 #180C07 #361207
  • Paysage Avec Un Arc en Ciel (1855): #231715 #5E2813 #7A3B15 #3D271E #A05C1D #421B11
  • Paysage Avec Un Arc en Ciel (1855): #29292C #624713 #866719 #473512 #AA8729 #1D1D1E
  • Paysage Avec Un Arc en Ciel (1855): #825C34 #2C2724 #5C3B1E #3E2617 #5B5546 #2A1B11
  • The Call of the Sirens (19<s): #DFD6AB #C3BFAD #8D714A #888377 #57391B #ACAFAA
  • View of İStanbul (seco): #8AA1AF #6E9EC2 #948280 #39616E #2D1E1A #7E513F
  • Leipzig (2018): #B66C2D #934E21 #9D7640 #A83918 #DD6227 #E29043
  • Mermaids Under Water (1874): #F4BF74 #E5A24D #CD832D #A45F14
  • Venise : l'Entrée du Grand Canal (19<s): #8898A4 #777872 #86725A #7088A1 #ADA088 #525956
  • View of the Imperial Mosque, Istanbul: #C2A77F #AC9C8E #653923 #966C4C #8C8587 #230903
  • Farm in Holland: #9FA68E #584229 #362415 #7B6849 #26150A #462C11
  • Coucher de Soleil Sous le Bosphore (1893): #D3B58F #5E2E1C #AD9B8A #D8A46E #9D6F53 #392216
  • Toulon, Visite du Président Émile Loubet aux Escadres Italienne et Française (1901): #D3BCA1 #AF967D #4B3B27 #75614B #331F10 #200E05
  • Félix Moulin au Bord de L'Escaut (2017): #C1A17D #E9C38F #A97E50 #7A4D29 #341103 #CDA673
  • Moulin en Hollande: #C6BFAA #4B301E #694829 #A08E73 #886A45 #2E1E16
  • Riva Degli Schiavoni. (seco): #A8AF96 #BFA372 #799184 #958F6C #A47842 #D4C49E
  • Villefranche sur Mer (1901): #CEB8A7 #A99A92 #DCC095 #6D7E7C #8A7572 #3C1C18
  • Portrait du Peintre (1850): #0D0B11 #24201B #45311D #ECE0CB #C9B58C #755424

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