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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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Georgia O'Keeffe

O'Keeffe made color itself the subject. From magnified flowers in saturated reds and purples to the bleached bones and vast skies of New Mexico — her palette distills the American landscape to its chromatic essence.

Palette: #982D34 #EAEDEE #D22B1E #A81812 #B35F39 #BF62A3 #E85E2B #860B0E

  • Red Canna (1923) By (1923): #A81812 #8C0C0E #A92B2C #CCA94F #691828 #D0B680
  • Georgia-Okeeffe-Red-Poppy-US-Postage-Stamp Smithsonian-National-Postal-Museum-Cc0 (May): #D72621 #EFF0EF #E05431 #9E9B8A #BFBBB1 #2C1F22
  • Sunrise (1916): #D8C1C3 #A12B31 #BA549E #AB3F71 #B64159 #CA81B0
  • Milwaukee Art Museum February 2023 58 (the Modern Collection--Georgia O'keeffe): #D2CFC4 #B0A997 #998A71 #C9E6F7 #0F0B11 #524030
  • Milwaukee Art Museum February 2023 59 (the Modern Collection--Georgia O'keeffe): #C0BAB2 #ECEBE8 #9A8F87 #7A7169 #3C3428 #2684D8
  • Milwaukee Art Museum February 2023 60 (the Modern Collection--Georgia O'keeffe): #C9C5BC #9B9085 #6C5C4C #DCB289 #F4F3F1 #442D25
  • Milwaukee Art Museum February 2023 61 (the Modern Collection--Georgia O'keeffe): #C3C4C1 #9B9790 #5D4434 #F1F5F4 #E0B490 #545351
  • White Flower (1929): #D5D8CB #D4DCA3 #A5B6AE #D2D578 #6C968A #CFA62D
  • White Pansy (1927): #D2D1C8 #AAAEAE #8396A4 #56736B #DECD43 #D7D17D
  • To Æbler (1920-22): #AFADAE #522D2F #722D2F #8A8187 #372C30 #5E5A62

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