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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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Guy Rose

Guy Orlando Rose was an American Impressionist painter and California resident, who received national recognition in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Palette: #79847D #C5B392 #615334 #9C8856 #CEB861 #807051 #131211 #6D3622

  • Carmel Hills (ca. 1918-20): #B4C5C5 #C5C1AB #6C938C #7CA5B5 #83826F #9AAB99
  • Saint Jerome in the Wilderness (ca. 1910): #29221D #483520 #8D6A36 #694C26 #3C2216 #522715
  • Madonna and Child with St. Lawrence and St. Stephen (1896): #342826 #4D2B22 #694127 #62271F #9E7040
  • Bamboo and Chicks (1797 (Edo)): #B7A88A #706652 #A0A195 #8D8168 #4E473A
  • Rooster, Hens and Pines (1797 (Edo)): #C9B997 #ADAFA2 #645540 #918266 #A99879
  • Mrs. Francis Howard (ca. 1916-18): #728080 #D7CFA8 #A8A588 #49606A #8C7C57 #C3A862
  • Indian Tobacco Trees, la Jolla: #8B9D97 #B5A381 #BDC7C8 #5B93AE #477676 #686E6D
  • Jade Beads (ca. 1907-12): #ADBB96 #7F936A #69757A #97A39B #271C35 #160D27
  • Untitled (Woods Cove, Rockledge): #5D757E #A2AEBC #81939F #35495A #556983
  • Giverny Hillside 1890 91 Rose (1890): #504A2D #5E5827 #8B7035 #744E33 #ECD4A0 #271C20
  • Guy Orlando Rose Provincial Olive Grove Oil Painting: #BBB98D #79846D #636E6E #D3CB81 #3B3D5B #A1A697
  • The Difficult Reply (1910): #1B1211 #45231E #9C8160 #716562 #C7AC67 #463A37
  • Warm Afternoon (1910): #9F8E40 #615F30 #4A3E2E #6B5036 #282D1D #C6B848
  • In the Oak Grove (1919): #D7BA7B #887B66 #A37C52 #B2A081 #E0B659 #6F563A
  • The Model (1919): #CC7537 #EB817F #B55222 #E2ADA5 #E2A269 #6E281E
  • Off Mission Point (Point Lobos) (Unkn): #D1C8B7 #426B85 #677875 #9FA8B2 #284247 #5D5547
  • Carmel Dunes: #E5E1BE #754F1F #2C2612 #4F4423 #786C44 #120D06
  • Carmel Hills: #9D9E89 #9EACB9 #5E7EA8 #6D8471 #6A6E49 #1F3F4F
  • Early Morning (ca. 1905-12): #659771 #558C84 #91A972 #81AC5D #488090 #D0D5CE
  • July Afternoon (ca. 1907-12): #7E9992 #B4BAB8 #B7C6B1 #71919D #4F7471 #92AEB6
  • La Grosse Pierre, Giverny (1910): #C2C3CE #B7BBEB #7F7583 #34322D #F4F2F4 #575259
  • Laguna Eucalyptus: #E4E8EB #66686A #4E5C7A #203253 #414344 #88919D
  • Laguna Trees (ca. 1916): #E8F4F0 #DBDBBE #B2DEE1 #8EAD9C #5A8A90 #BACB97
  • Late Afternoon, Giverny: #CED3D2 #4D706E #96A8B2 #6D783F #AA9F58 #F1EAC3
  • On the River Alternative Title(s): on the River's Edge[1]: #B9C8D2 #62808D #88A4BA #2F3C31 #425D58 #1D1F14
  • San Gabriel Road (6 No): #8AA4BF #486172 #959887 #5A7157 #C1B791 #A78C63
  • The Blue Kimono (1909): #64758C #2E302E #8E985E #4D5542 #B4B59A #414D68
  • The Green Mirror (1911): #EDE0D7 #151417 #CB9C5F #583929 #E5C197 #A08D66
  • The Green Parasol (1911): #94A776 #121A2B #627BBC #E5DBDC #335290 #DDC267
  • The Oak (1916): #7F6C5F #504D50 #BAAAA5 #887D46 #7C788D #1A1F2B
  • Laguna Shores: #D8E2ED #CEBC8A #7CA0D5 #A8997F #ECE2B7 #B0C5E1
  • Marguerite By: #1E1F19 #817F66 #9F8A5F #A66A47 #54554A #D0C681
  • A Carmel Pine (before 1918): #A3CAF5 #5B614E #677780 #898E74 #3B4855 #9EB1C3
  • Carmel Hills (before 1920): #9CAFB3 #A8A48B #628A7E #568A9F #7E7E62 #1D575B
  • Carmel Shore 1919 1 (before 1919): #CFD0A8 #9FBBAF #879074 #4A7484 #545B4B #C7D9C3
  • Fig Trees Antibes (before 1910): #CDD3DC #ADAACB #7886B7 #B7814A #5E6188 #4869B5
  • Giverny Hillside (before 1891): #585330 #69632F #8C733C #433E25 #704F35 #E9D4A3
  • La Jolla Caves: #A07B59 #7C655E #2A6857 #B6BEB3 #7B5331 #739587
  • Low Tide Honfleur: #E3B83B #E3CFAE #E5C575 #C18C14 #CDC4BB #C9A874
  • Monterey Cypress: #B9C9DF #7E7964 #444543 #92AED5 #C69A41 #625636
  • Point Lobos Oak Tree (before 1918): #EDEBE8 #352E27 #181110 #B88D5E #5C5649 #7A5336
  • Point Lobos Trees (before 1919): #1E212D #C7C9D4 #EDD7AF #707783 #253D68 #E5C686
  • River Epte Giverny (before 1910): #9E9982 #8D7F54 #908A98 #484A56 #706D68 #4E5A7B
  • San Gabriel Mission: #888048 #665B2F #44422C #AB984C #DCC76A #6D6D53
  • Study for the Cathedral Tours: #DEDADD #DEC5A4 #9D8E7D #BDAFB3 #978A9F #BDA992
  • The Blue Pool Near Mt Whitney: #9EA1BF #534F6A #D4B87D #77768D #C2B2A4 #F2F0E8
  • The Bridge at Vernon: #AFB0D8 #E6E7F6 #C1B7BB #386B3E #9496AD #59679B
  • The-Cathedral: #ADAFBC #8A8082 #6B523F #AF9D91 #332C2F #7A665F
  • The Gondolier Venice (before 1894): #8C8A84 #CDC5BC #9A9AA7 #C4A698 #7D6C63 #5D5C68
  • The Large Rock (before 1910): #A8AAB5 #A3A9CF #80809A #616075 #E0D9D8 #414050
  • The Saine Valley Giverny: #DAD8CA #6C90B8 #859C44 #A9B5C0 #758F9B #C9C26A
  • By the Fireside (1910): #DDC197 #45211C #A2714D #160E0D #7A2E22 #632820
  • The Seine Valley-Giverny Rose: #EAE5D5 #7197C3 #487AA4 #A5B5C9 #799293 #BFB63B
  • Watercolor Landscape Painting By: #BDAB92 #D9DFDF #53503F #DDD4B7 #84806E #A78A62
  • Carmel Hills (1917): #8DA1B9 #949D90 #5577A6 #9B9A77 #767952 #5A7465
  • Indian Tobacco Trees, la Jolla (1915): #B8C5C5 #B7A788 #5D94AD #929F97 #5A8486 #1D6373
  • Carmel Dunes (ca. 1918-20): #CDD6D2 #B5A373 #39594B #657B5C #93987D #8C774A

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