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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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Joaquin Mir

Joaquin Mir Trinxet was a Spanish artist known for his use of color in his paintings. He lived through a turbulent time in the history of his native Barcelona.

Palette: #87857C #7B643F #A98550 #58422C #9E6C25 #D29938 #7E3E1D #E74F0D

  • The Musician (1914): #756E71 #4E494E #362F31 #23252C #3B4051 #A8A3A2
  • [Title Not Known] (published 1818): #572F29 #402423 #2B1E20 #734F39
  • The Order of Knighthood Conferred on Don Quixote by the Inn Keeper (date not known): #362D1F #503C22 #755A30
  • Don Quixote at Home, After the Termination of His Second Sally (date not known): #4E3F26 #352E21 #6D5731 #9D7E49
  • Scene from Bickerstaffe’s Play ‘the Hypocrite’, Adapted from Colly Cibber’s ‘Non Juror (date not known): #926228 #77572C #5F442B #AA8B45 #322D26 #716E3D
  • The Afflicted Matron, the Countess Trifaldi, from ‘Don Quixote (date not known): #281F23 #3E2A27 #5B3B2C #C6963E #704523 #986934
  • Sancho Panza and the Duchess (date not known): #342922 #513C28 #856941 #383321 #6A4C2B #AB8A56
  • An Illustration: ?the Bastard (date not known): #CDBA99 #AB9678 #846F55
  • Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya: #788D82 #3A4A41 #445A66 #81875D #566A58 #0E1312
  • Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya: #BFCCC8 #626F6D #98987F #23302A #B88B5B #D5BE97
  • Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya: #184356 #B3AFA9 #606D75 #2D5E7D #987831 #7D6851
  • Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya: #A9B5BB #4A494E #3D556A #687F8A #AC9E8B #E9EAE4
  • Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya: #9EA293 #C8AB7B #74705E #99886B #E3D7B6 #AF824A
  • Poble Escalonat (1900): #6F737D #CFCBBC #5E5749 #A28A3B #505257 #938A7E
  • Aguas de Moguda (Mir) (1917): #3A5445 #363737 #717879 #235251 #624C35 #615459
  • Cuevas de Mallorca. Decoración de la Casa Trinxet (Museo Abelló) (2019): #5E5F65 #868587 #AD8C7F #233643 #3B4F61 #896A6D
  • El Pintor Joaquín Mir, Maurice Fromkes (2024): #D9D8D3 #493E3F #72686F #B4A37F #86745A #15110D
  • Cala Encantada (Majorca) (Arou): #40535E #2F6E9C #85857E #1F3C49 #AEB4B8 #5E7480
  • Laderas de Montjüic: #636853 #41524F #A09B94 #475030 #777B73 #988065
  • Terraced Village (Arou): #535359 #66798B #374C61 #96A6B0 #363338 #1E3F62
  • The Jewel (Arou): #223A2A #535642 #8CA69E #6B7467 #3D5753 #917E5E
  • The New Pond (Arou): #717464 #3A443F #A4A38E #516067 #101E21 #86724A
  • The Rector's Orchard (1896): #D0AF7A #61573A #86724E #C6C4C5 #7F7B67 #B78F57
  • The Rock in the Pond (Arou): #0C4030 #2E685A #254524 #4A948E #5A7D58 #072211
  • Thundery Sky (Arou): #686563 #909489 #9D9374 #BBA672 #394743 #937A3D
  • Landscape (1900): #8D9080 #3B5349 #5E6951 #7A7750 #A4904E #2A4C54
  • Onclet Waterwheel (1922): #6A5E41 #373D33 #BBB4A2 #8F999A #9B8E70 #67778A
  • Arbre (Unkn): #B49259 #6B582E #8D723E #443A1E
  • Hillsides of Montjuïc: #7A7B5F #C1B9AB #545D55 #4D5033 #A49988 #5E5E34
  • El Terreno (2012): #BC6928 #0D070F #567F72 #AB713E #453231 #8B4B18
  • The Fountain: #2C3845 #1A2326 #5A5359 #273B32 #426147 #959146
  • Joaquín Mir, 1925 (52056017301) (1925): #383D37 #5E5E55 #212929 #999596 #7E6C47 #46502C
  • Mir2: #5A5C10 #DD8E1B #82771A #654413 #B07E17 #AB8D2A
  • Mir5: #645236 #A57646 #EEAD8D #855C12 #645310 #6B391B
  • Mir7: #647839 #8C8932 #81671E #3D3E0B #180C07 #E1AA34
  • Mirtrinxet Brullvinoyoles (1898): #A39180 #796452 #3C2719 #DACBBD #5B4535
  • 2 Mncars (1929): #9D957A #BFC2B7 #836D4E #707660 #B3925F #5B4C3C
  • La Encina y la Vaca (the Holm Oak and the Cow) (1915): #898372 #A78761 #C6CDCC #C4B297 #5C5B58 #A3A09B
  • Enchanted Cove (1903): #575F5C #99AAB2 #212C3C #6F7C80 #0A0D12 #373A35
  • Reflections (1901): #797FAD #1A286C #4E4D76 #A59191 #D2A385 #3E4A85
  • Oro y Azur (1902): #4F5F79 #385080 #203A53 #B7C9E1 #7A7E87 #8D8967
  • Paisaje (2025): #4E5A6C #ACAAB7 #526A9E #273247 #73635C #7C7E90
  • Parc del Laberint d'Horta, Joaquim Mir I Trinxet, Museu de Belles Arts de València (2012): #646569 #414448 #2A2C2E #A88138 #90816D #79521A
  • The Orchard and the Shrine (ca. 1896): #918B7B #7D8992 #AAADA8 #AB9770 #DDB46F #616663

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