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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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Georges Braque

Georges Braque was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism.

Palette: #696C5E #8B7055 #1C1C19 #543920 #8C5426 #AE8E6A #AF9345 #BB5C2A

  • Træerne (1908): #AA886C #748372 #716D64 #A8A497 #856750 #4A4A47
  • Guéridon. Bord Med Opstilling (1928): #67633C #B9C1A7 #9B8D54 #23281C #4B5344 #84896D
  • Bottle and Fishes (ca. 1910): #726D55 #4C4935 #363223 #554521 #212119 #7D6F48
  • Glass on a Table (1909-10): #BCBCAD #AE9669 #838B79 #6A3820 #825629 #A17735
  • Georgesbraquetreesatestaque (1908): #666B5F #8E775F #939083 #484844 #69503A
  • Auckland, Nz (1912): #B2AA99 #3D3C3A #1D1D1F #89867E #887757 #6A6760
  • Auckland, Nz (1938): #1E1E1F #968F87 #D9D3C6 #404040 #B86D37 #6A655C
  • Kulenovic Collection (1926): #4E4038 #DCD4BA #B44F28 #C79836 #A99F87 #D9B96C
  • Landscape Near Antwerp (1906): #8F664E #3F1608 #91562F #59210F #683C2C #2D2A1C
  • Trees at L'Estaque (1908): #696C60 #8F785E #9A9487 #454741 #69513A

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