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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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Henri-Edmond Cross

Cross dissolved Provençal landscapes into mosaics of pure color. His Pointillist dots shimmer with complementary pairs — violet and gold, emerald and rose.

Palette: #DAD5C4 #BC9463 #A06E33 #DAC086 #A7725C #3C5681 #161010 #7F3B22

  • The Pink Cloud (ca. 1896): #ADB7B2 #C08F96 #9781A1 #294560 #6F8AA1 #3E5C8A
  • On the River (ca. 1900): #2C2A21 #473021 #6A5134 #D3BB6E #4A4639 #603C2B
  • Calanque des Antibois (1891-92): #AFBED3 #C29780 #8E818F #9F7974 #6D92C0 #E6A97D
  • Afternoon in the Garden: #8698AF #5376A0 #88917A #A1829E #B9A25B #E0D2CA
  • Antibes (1908): #BEB2BC #6671B7 #969DC7 #DAB668 #3C459B #DEAD41
  • Autour de Ma Maison (1906): #DFCDCD #A0AE90 #6A827C #9EABBD #D4D4AA #587194
  • Sammlung Hasso Plattner (1903-04): #D9CAB3 #8D9490 #5E6F83 #56381A #3A506E #AB7E58
  • Sammlung Hasso Plattner (1891-92): #181311 #D29B77 #AE9089 #37302E #554949 #DDB99E
  • Huile sur Panneau: #A1A39D #816C5D #737471 #466F7A #75939F #9F7B3E
  • La Chaîne des Maures (1906-07): #E4E4D4 #ADC5C3 #ECD498 #6E98A7 #3B6386 #E3C05A
  • Un Canal à Venise (1899): #B6BABB #7F8D94 #A3BACA #DCD6C2 #6E6661 #BBAF90
  • Cap Nègre (1909): #F2E9DD #A8AEAE #B4A673 #7A8FB3 #717D7F #46668B
  • Coast Near Antibes: #B3BED1 #B0988E #8A6C6B #9490A1 #B28970 #D19D70
  • The Beach at Saint-Clair: #BDBFB6 #D1B189 #7E8791 #9B5C54 #14150D #BC8876
  • La Barque Bleue. (1899): #E5D5C0 #364593 #EEE0AD #755E95 #EAD286 #5566AD
  • Dormeuse Nue dans la Clairière (1907): #5E6266 #090B10 #363433 #2C2F47 #95928B #473724
  • Garden of the Painter at Saint Clair (1908): #E3E5D5 #3E7B83 #81A3AA #B5BFBC #1A5060 #B1AE93
  • Self-Portrait with Cigarette. (1880): #0F0A0E #3C1C16 #261416 #B67B56 #6C3A20 #532717
  • The Farm, Evening (1893): #9D947B #637388 #D8BF7D #495671 #767671 #B89F72
  • Les Cyprès à Cagnes (1908): #253A34 #C7C6B3 #577258 #1F2E52 #676D7F #D1BE5D
  • Landscape (ca. 1856-1910): #D9D2C8 #BFB09C #DAC288 #818276 #5B6883 #C4A647
  • The Pink Cloud (1896): #ACB4B2 #C58E95 #244C75 #7286A0 #967B93 #B16E71
  • L'Air du Soir: #DECEB1 #6A7289 #D8AF6E #A29D9E #C6AE88 #A28487
  • Henri-Edmon Cross, la Capigliatura, 1892 Ca. 01 (ca. 1892): #BEB7A1 #936256 #9C643F #8E8179 #775A56 #77473B
  • Henri-Edmon Cross, la Capigliatura, 1892 Ca. 02 (ca. 1892): #9D6A4C #9C5E2E #816551 #CA9355 #78482E #864119
  • Henri-Edmon Cross, Mandorli in Fiore (1902-1898): #D3AD8F #AD836B #CDAA5D #948F75 #CF9835 #A2904E
  • Madame Hector France (1891): #74625F #382834 #7C7691 #322F4A #554F64 #C6A08F
  • Mandorli in Fiore (1902-1898): #BA957C #979784 #5D3C1D #516150 #3F230F #B68E46
  • Pomeriggio in Giardino (1904-05): #658D82 #DADBD5 #97B6C1 #4D829E #714525 #211207
  • Pomeriggio in Giardino (1904-05): #80B091 #39816F #B69CA8 #629CB5 #94AB65 #C3C277
  • Pomeriggio in Giardino (1904-05): #367E6C #DDE2D8 #73A4C9 #3D86AC #86A975 #AC442F
  • Pomeriggio in Giardino (1904-05): #D6D8D4 #92B6C4 #88A16D #275760 #1B433E #4F81AB
  • Calanque des Antibois (1891): #B4BFD4 #B79887 #87839B #748BB9 #927979 #9E6D56
  • Beach at Cabasson (Baigne-Cul): #E3D5CB #858FB7 #AFB4CB #B88769 #D8B79E #BCA8A7
  • Kap Layet-Um (1904): #B4A9A3 #656D89 #1B416F #898EA3 #395784 #78824A
  • Kap Layet: #DBD1C9 #4B6482 #989FB0 #B1A298 #2B405A #E0C294
  • Regatta in Venice (1903): #B1B1AF #828E8E #717B98 #99847D #505B81 #364473
  • Two Women by the Shore, Mediterranean (1896): #DBCFCA #A3965D #C99D4B #364F81 #647F93 #7D8F70
  • Henri Edmond Cross, Alla Fiera (1896): #A1753A #E4B86C #DBBE90 #BBA78A #BE7476 #C1985A
  • Henri Edmond Cross, Paesaggio (Giardini a Saint Tropez), 1900 Ca (ca. 1900): #805D3F #364C5C #603F2A #757F80 #A4845F #43271B
  • La Fuite des Nymphes (Abou): #C0A18A #CB9F6B #6E797C #C4795D #B25C4E #A58C53
  • Landscape with Stars: #D2CFC1 #9EA7A6 #849AB6 #445F67 #6C8083 #EBD9A2
  • Mediterranean Landscape with a White House: #EBEBD4 #90B2AC #EFE4AE #BCC7A0 #4D8D96 #628C72
  • Tokyo, Japan (1897-98): #7F8C91 #516C82 #9C9583 #A3715E #AD8629 #988658
  • Pines on the Coastline (Unkn): #EFEAE3 #F3D6A2 #B8C7C7 #ECDCBE #66819B #E3AA7D

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