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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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John Henry Twachtman

Twachtman painted winter landscapes in a palette so subtle it approaches abstraction — pale blues, silver whites, and the barely-there greens of ice-covered streams.

Palette: #989C8F #6D735E #434938 #62603D #939472 #EDE6E1 #AC9362 #215196

  • Arques la Bataille (ca. 1884): #6F6D52 #B0AD99 #576238 #978E74 #3F4534 #3E4E2E
  • Waterfall (ca. 1889-91): #939A93 #6D796F #565F4F #A3A183 #787F58 #3A4038
  • Horseneck Falls (ca. 1889-1900): #767B66 #555947 #A8AC9B #3E4035 #9D9775 #76968E
  • Storm Clouds (1880): #86886E #6A6E54 #354336 #454C2E #1C271F #B3AC86
  • Deserted Wharf (the Old Mill at Cos Cob) (before 1899): #96998F #727766 #6A6545 #4C564E #3D4236 #B2A28B
  • Winter Harmony (ca. 1890-1900): #C2C3BE #9EA29F #A49888 #708B8D #488686
  • Meadow Flowers (Golden Rod and Wild Aster): #999F92 #697960 #8F946D #AEA064 #CBC4BA #787A44
  • Emerald Pool: #F1EBE8 #BFC7D8 #8DA5C8 #4C79BE #215196 #DFCEAF
  • Dsc09530 (ca. 1895): #BDB6AE #8A7C62 #A79C8A #7C7C78 #67573B #E3DBD0

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