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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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George Hendrik Breitner

George Hendrik Breitner was a Dutch painter and photographer. An important figure in Amsterdam Impressionism, he is noted especially for his paintings of street scenes and harbours in a realistic style.

Palette: #9B8E62 #3C331D #656041 #534B36 #120F09 #594322 #D5CC95 #755730

  • Construction Site in Amsterdam (ca. 1902): #595142 #BDB7AC #867D6E #37332A #9F978A #272520
  • De Gele Rijders (1885): #958663 #282622 #70674F #554E3F #3E342A #C4B287
  • Het Damrak Te Amsterdam (1903): #DAD3BF #383121 #A9A08A #585039 #ACA477 #736E53
  • Rustende Cavalerie (1880): #AFA16B #554123 #3F3120 #2B241A #735328 #6F6541
  • Bouwterrein (1900): #5E5745 #3B3428 #B6B3AD #161616 #27211A #90876E
  • Huzaren (1880): #908058 #FAF6DF #544D3C #C1B382 #6B573B #B99557
  • Winter in Amsterdam (1900): #2B210B #5D512B #180D04 #403716 #0C0302 #8D8963
  • De Klompjes (1884): #4A3C23 #31291C #725C31 #22221B #9D865A #161712
  • Mcj (Marie) Jordan (1866-1948), de Echtgenote van de Schilder (1888): #11110B #2B2315 #453922 #615539
  • Modelstudie (Geesje Kwak?) (1880): #1E1B13 #392D1D #614A2B #7D653E #10100A
  • De Toren van Gorkum (1880): #4D4627 #332C18 #A59E70 #55381C #736E49 #1D1912
  • Afbraak van de Grand Bazar de la Bourse Aan de Nieuwendijk Te Amsterdam. (1893): #988357 #5E4B30 #75472C #7A6034 #CDBE94 #3D2D20
  • Buurtje in Rijswijk Bij den Haag (1880): #7C7348 #534B2F #805831 #373222 #B4A76E #E0D69E
  • Buurtje in den Haag of Scheveningen (1880): #A39464 #424039 #605A42 #292C30 #857549 #15181C
  • De Baanbrugsteeg Gezien Vanaf de Haarlemmerdijk in de Richting van de Vinkenstraat en de Brouwersgracht (1905): #726D52 #9C9265 #CABD82 #E7E5BC #AC744E
  • Duinlandschap Bij Dekkersduin, den Haag (1875): #D6CFA2 #817845 #ADB494 #A19757 #949370 #8DA896
  • Een Bruin en Een Wit Paard Te Scheveningen (1880): #7C6B3C #3C321C #594F2E #5A4020 #B7A76E #201C12
  • Weidelandschap (1880): #3C3B20 #272413 #4D4F25 #17150C #716C4A
  • Heidelandschap, Vermoedelijk in Drenthe (1880): #5F5A31 #8C803D #DCD385 #443E24 #B4A14C
  • Boerenhofstede (1880): #5C5C35 #B7B087 #3F3F24 #8D875C #70542F #2C2A1A
  • Bosgezicht (1880): #3A3824 #17110B #5D5B34 #282214 #918B54 #B4AE85
  • Landschap Bij Waalsdorp Met Soldaten Op Manoeuvre (1880): #D4D3BE #8D815F #5B4F32 #BAB69C #3C301D #271A10
  • Artillerie Op Manoeuvre (1880): #746221 #C8CBC6 #4D361A #352D1A #45483C #998C55
  • Huzaren Op Manoeuvre (1880): #8E7730 #D4CD9B #595339 #827645 #533516 #664920

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