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Ferdinand Hodler

Ferdinand Hodler was a Swiss painter. He is one of the best-known Swiss painters of the nineteenth century.

Palette: #A8A28F #656960 #A38362 #B19551 #59708D #181613 #755336 #2C528B

  • The Kien Valley with the Bluemlisalp Massif (1902): #B7A615 #0C2724 #445E7A #767D4F #214636 #435C40
  • Ergriffenheit (1900): #425F35 #7E95B3 #1D4026 #B6B9C4 #4675A1 #B99F92
  • Genfer See, mit Einteilungslinien Nach Dem Goldenen Schnitt (2024): #C1CDCC #9EB6CB #D0D2B1 #E40000 #34958F #171012
  • Genfersee mit Jura (2024): #C2CECB #A3BDD1 #CED0AC #EDE8D2 #248279 #8DA7AF
  • Bergbach bei Champéry (1916): #745D5B #4A3C3E #C9C0BD #A0908C #372F33 #5B5E5E
  • Berggipfel am Morgen (1915): #A1ABB9 #6F83A6 #505B92 #57678D #BFBFB3 #383E60
  • Das Lied Aus der Ferne (1913): #ABB0A0 #4C67A3 #2A3037 #425181 #374264 #B39F6D
  • Lake Geneva as Seen from Chexbres (1905): #C2C8CA #96AFCA #6EA6A1 #648BC5 #479470 #A5883E
  • Portrait of General Ulrich Wille (1916): #C4C3BA #332F39 #1F1921 #54525E #7F2F31 #514042
  • Landscape of the Swiss Alps (Unkn): #BBC6BF #293C60 #52667D #E2DEAF #8B9EB6 #445D8F
  • Lebensmüde: #D2CDB0 #A8AA89 #BC9065 #849379 #845E3E #8B755A
  • Schafe am Sentier des Saules (1878): #3F4335 #E3E4D7 #5B5F44 #858E77 #77794A #A5A577
  • Lake (1910-12): #5487AE #A7A58C #C1C2B2 #8A989F #63A093 #697081
  • Woodcutter (1910): #E6DDD6 #5B809E #36474E #1C2C35 #CBB297 #CE9C6A
  • Frauenfigur Zu Blick in die Unendlichkeit: #D0C8A3 #8599BA #55739E #A1815E #A6B0BB #CCCCC1
  • Il Grand Muveran, 1912 Ca (ca. 1912): #EFE8D9 #3F2B1C #6F6E88 #E3D6AF #23160E #5F462E
  • La Notte (1889-90): #96927B #3C3D3E #C1C0A8 #6C6B5E #D8D9C6 #A9925E
  • Le Jour III (ca. 1910): #E0D8C8 #D2B999 #40493D #B2B1BC #B28F6F #8C8FAA
  • Bildnis Madame de R. (1898): #C8AA7E #AC8D71 #342E2F #C5B6A4 #76655A #BC945A
  • Der Grammont (1905): #769D9A #A8C1BF #6F8BAA #8CA082 #5F7A80 #546B8F
  • Die Quelle (1904): #4B6750 #949353 #E0BC92 #687C5A #B0AAA2 #C5AD52
  • Landschaft bei Madrid (1878): #AC975E #9FBDBB #8B967A #B7C5B2 #819E92 #6D694B
  • Lied Aus der Ferne (1906): #ABA962 #6984A0 #D7B69C #55617A #BAC0C8 #4A4A5C
  • Sonnenuntergang am Genfersee (1915): #C6C0AC #ABB1B5 #B59F8F #D5C584 #627F94 #D5B769
  • Tanne bei Chamby (1905): #ACBDC0 #505350 #666F52 #808D91 #D8DAD6 #3C3838
  • Tessiner Landschaft (1893): #B98951 #926A4A #C0A993 #71533F #6A5E5F #513F3A
  • Thunersee mit Stockhornkette (1904): #DCC4B1 #97A5BF #BCAAA9 #717FA4 #C3C8D6 #7E766B
  • Valentine Godé-Darel im Krankenbett (1914): #D8D1C3 #D8C6A9 #443F44 #A5A19C #B8907C #837E7D
  • Wald mit Bergbach (1902): #8B7A65 #59594F #473E3B #6E564A #A99264 #8A8889
  • Forest Brook at Leissingen (1904): #755F55 #9E7E69 #C9CBC3 #938C89 #6D81AD #554644
  • Weisshorn von Montana Aus (1915): #B0B6C7 #849BB8 #5380B7 #D9D3DB #6B8795 #A994B4
  • Landscape at Lake Geneva with View Towards the Valais (2023): #754E23 #ADC2D9 #9F743F #A9B11A #553011 #C0A454
  • Le Lac de Thoune aux Reflets Symétriques (Ferdinand Hodler) (2019): #697B86 #546E90 #858A77 #3A4D67 #325181 #B8B598
  • Le Petit Platane (Ferdinand Hodler) (2019): #4B7C97 #869178 #35689A #596C59 #548586 #374F4E
  • Painting of Augustine Dupin by Ca.1888 (ca. 1888): #342416 #78522A #372D24 #1A140D #D0AB88 #9C7751
  • Study for View to Infinity (1914-15): #A89F8E #564A3D #C3C2BE #7D7365 #44291C #212F47
  • Study of a Couple for the Painting 'l'Amour' By (2023): #A19351 #786C37 #554A1F
  • The Dream of the Shepherd (der Traum des Hirten) (1896): #C2B2A9 #8F969A #56857C #AE8D80 #E0D2CC #236D61
  • The Grammont After the Rain By: #B3D0D3 #586881 #C4C3BA #2F3E57 #959E81 #3E5B86
  • Madame Valentine Godé-Darel Malade (1914): #D39A82 #D6D1C1 #47382F #D2B18C #B1A795 #86796B
  • The Halberdier (1895): #AD9A87 #5E2827 #887463 #635647 #D2C0AB #7B3A36
  • Madame de R. (1893): #C9D8A6 #ADB99A #CBE5D0 #040F16 #848E73 #B3B071
  • Halberdier (1895): #D6D6D2 #A8A79E #693221 #74716B #50281A #846647
  • James Vibert, Sculptor (1907): #BBB98C #4C4541 #61372A #A4A395 #9B7A68 #7F857C
  • The Disillusioned One (1892): #DDD4B7 #37352D #B8AE8E #504E3F #211E1C #6C6956
  • Lake (1911): #5A8BB3 #B2B7AC #ABA688 #7E8690 #356F95 #767D66
  • Landschaft in den Schweizer Alpen: #B9C6BD #D5D5B3 #415469 #2C426C #9EAEC1 #516A94
  • Woodcutter (1910): #E6DDD6 #5D819D #2A3E47 #B3A08E #996E57 #596063
  • The Dents du Midi Seen from Chesières (1912): #677399 #E5CFAB #E1C47E #B9C0D0 #8B8698 #A09885
  • Porträt der Berthe Jacques (1894): #B29779 #C9BDB1 #493C3E #332B2E #72605D #ABA095
  • Porträt des James Vibert (1915): #D2D2CE #726664 #9B635A #CB9281 #483F3E #9A8C86
  • Devotion (1882): #473D42 #72686C #916F60 #BB9A81 #684F49 #D5BCA6
  • The Reaper (1910): #E3D5C9 #9F9D50 #3B3331 #524C42 #C6AA53 #6E634E
  • Childhood (1893): #D9D1D5 #B7B0B2 #8A4F41 #69261E #AB725C #1E100F
  • Gymnasts' Banquet (1877): #3B4534 #A8A397 #6D6752 #A79070 #112D1D #8C673F
  • The Adored Youth (1904): #D9C5B5 #264636 #DCBC9A #5C7050 #1B2F28 #9F9482
  • Mont-Blanc with Pink Cloud (1918): #C9BEA8 #D4C492 #9799AB #AE9D7F #686F83 #414D64
  • Soldiers Preparing (1908): #E0D9D0 #6D5E5F #BDB1A5 #908585 #A98772 #C8AA93
  • View Into Infinity (1903): #B9BCD9 #F3EED6 #CABEC4 #85686A #915449 #B97B62
  • Valentine Godé-Darel One Day Before Her Death (1915): #CAE7D5 #ABC9B6 #81A389 #CDC990 #0D1108 #3A4B2D
  • Unemployed (1891): #CAB593 #A79C7F #665E5E #3F383E #817A67
  • Landscape at Lake Geneva with View Towards the Valais (1906): #B2ACA5 #6B7A1A #8A929B #556792 #5D6D3D #4A6221
  • The Patient (1914): #C0BAAB #AB9D7F #0A0B0D #77654B #918166 #4E3D2C
  • Lake Geneva from Chexbres (1905): #BDC5CA #66A496 #8EACD6 #86A8B5 #638BC4 #EEEFED
  • The Sacred Hour (1909): #E0D7C0 #B1AD8E #061A61 #1A3789 #455FA7 #0B0F22
  • The Miller, His Son and the Donkey (1888): #BD9F60 #D8D0C7 #BFB091 #99792B #81744A #2E2505
  • Portrait of Fraulein Kyburz (1873): #1A130C #38291A #67492C #0B0A06 #452A17
  • Lake Geneva with the Savoy Alps (1907): #697485 #848B80 #AFB088 #4D5370 #373E6B #6D7572
  • Portrait of Hélène Weiglé (1888): #6F7A78 #3A544B #1A1F20 #C8C0AA #53796A #E8EAE3
  • Enchanted Boy (1905): #B2A795 #6F4533 #83796B #957257 #462C1F #241711
  • Autumn Landscape Near Solothurn (1898): #487C51 #B5BEA5 #6A6F56 #98764A #DFE7CF #8F967C
  • Portrait of the Dancer Giulia Leonardi (1910): #171717 #4367A7 #D5AD6F #E6C296 #BF8D5E #795A34
  • Spring (1901): #D3C19F #B08B72 #0F3937 #58828B #602E2D #2A1B1A
  • Lake Geneva with Mont Blanc in the Afternoon (1918): #BBB29C #607A77 #8B785E #6B492F #592F1D #6A5C45
  • Lake Thun, Symmetric Reflection (1905): #BBC5C6 #89A3B8 #617189 #D3D2C1 #8BADA8 #6596A3
  • Bildnis Willy Russ (1911): #7C7068 #E2BB6E #5F534D #CF9F7E #E3C392 #D0BBA5
  • Der Buchenwald (1885): #C6CCC8 #9F8F6B #93928A #6D675C #54493A #D4C292
  • The Dents Blanches at Champéry in the Morning Sun (1916): #B8CDCF #767587 #ADA5A8 #BFAF8F #AFB468 #555160
  • The Chestnut Trees (1889): #D1D2D1 #9FA4B3 #756E6C #414741 #656889 #AAB174
  • Spanish Landscape (1878): #BAB0A5 #A1895E #AB9B82 #83745E #C2A05E #58473E
  • The Jungfrau Seen from Isenfluh (1902): #4F5571 #D4CCC1 #718959 #AE9EA6 #6B8571 #5F666C
  • On the Bank of the Maggia in the Evening (1893): #B1B09E #D5C88E #696259 #E7CF81 #EBDCB3 #7A8588
  • The Orator (1912): #D0C5C3 #AE4948 #5E4040 #393032 #874542 #C5ACA3
  • The Angler (1879): #C4C7BF #7A8374 #594C42 #C1B79E #AA8D62 #8CA69F
  • Mount Niesen Seen from Heustrich (1910): #7B94BB #D7DCCF #49565F #B2C3C9 #697B75 #7E9270
  • Portrait of Valentine Godé-Darel (1912): #D29273 #C08238 #A9834A #2D2222 #8C714C #B16541
  • The Holy Hour: #948B39 #ADB9AE #6A7446 #C9BA91 #637F85 #2D573D

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