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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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Kurt Schwitters

Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters was a German artist. He was born in Hanover, Germany, but lived in exile from 1937.

Palette: #967944 #D2C7AD #514C38 #131417 #BFA676 #D9C073 #202A58 #803326

  • (Relief in Relief) (ca. 1942): #9B8E6F #73654B #4B3F31 #5D6760 #8F8E83 #653E2E
  • Picture of Spatial Growths - Picture with Two Small Dogs (1920-39): #3B3832 #CEA779 #AC8C66 #836F56 #E4CEAE #54422E
  • Circa Haus der Familie Wilke in Ricklingen, Blick Durch das Wohnzimmer (1913): #4B403B #2E2523 #937860 #716255 #78543A #C2BCAE
  • Circa Öl auf Leinwand Ca. 65 X 85 O.t. (Haus der Familie Wilke in Ricklingen) (ca. 1913): #4A3E27 #D4D1BB #6F623F #393F31 #958B66 #265A2D
  • Abstract Composition, Flue, White, Yellow: #ECE4C6 #A9B299 #3F4481 #4F5B8D #383764 #E7695E
  • Abtraction 26. Delicate Symphony (1918): #3B332A #1B3130 #224642 #4D4B4D #33201A #5B4F31
  • Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (1921): #202024 #42484F #D2CEC1 #9BA29A #569B65 #6D7472
  • C67 Ancient Cave (1946): #EAE6E2 #53504C #868B82 #BBB4AC #D1C9C4 #442019
  • Paul Klee (1923): #B68950 #91683C #714922 #CBA77B #55351B #331E0D
  • (The Grave of Alves Bäsenstiel): #C19A6A #D0B898 #6F593A #9A7D59 #312C1E #C89B4D
  • (The Man with the Big Heart): #BFA47D #AD8F66 #968C6D #7E6546 #382F20 #17150E
  • Falling Paper Pieces (1946): #D5C5A3 #BA8029 #937743 #D8C16E #ABA471 #B6C687
  • Green Square (Grünviereck) (1921): #3A210C #540F0C #B2190B #BCC5BC #A4621C #CA7A21
  • Blue: #EDE5CF #2F3067 #CEBF39 #262126 #4270B4 #1F1E49
  • Untitled (1941): #E0D3B7 #948970 #D0B481 #B08657 #F34518 #B4A25C
  • Picture of Spatial Growths (2025): #CFB59F #363C3F #B68A6C #E7E1DB #4B5F66 #AAA499
  • Untitled (1947): #D7B884 #465364 #E9DEB6 #B6B58A #1F1016 #778149
  • Still Life with Wine Bottle and Fruit (by 1): #CBAB76 #533A23 #AF8B58 #745832 #312519 #8D7149
  • 7. Abstrakte Komposition (1925): #999EAA #C3B99D #213981 #2F2024 #842429 #E1D9D3
  • Alfred Unger (1940): #293E59 #938588 #E5D1CC #A8ADBD #5F5860 #445873
  • Das Gustav Finzler-Bild: #CBC5B8 #A09D99 #100605 #D1BD5C #062524 #111341
  • Flusslandschaft (1915): #BEC2B9 #A2A19A #4F4440 #79716A #7A7344 #756D15
  • Frau am Ziehbrunnen (1912): #BBBBAE #4F4A36 #8A933E #C4AC6A #877D4E #506C26
  • Landschaft mit Drei Bäumen (1914): #6E6F1C #9B9834 #756C3A #342409 #4F421D #2E2419
  • Nina Unger (1945): #A49682 #8D4D69 #796F65 #CFBAAD #B57791 #55514F
  • Ohne Titel (Logaer Fähre) (1919): #C6C2A8 #36544D #7E8352 #788122 #B5AD7A #5F663E
  • Rosenstilleben mit Zwei Schalen: #28231E #463E2C #9A937A #756D54 #4A0C0F #65161E
  • Vase mit Rosen 2 (1945): #302F2D #50402E #B4977E #512A2B #6C6658 #AD7055
  • Weg mit Gatter (1915): #BECABC #6C9047 #A09F7E #BEB474 #21302D #428558
  • Ot Kattavagen bei Skodje: #C1C4AD #869598 #5C676E #44403F #686755 #8B8257
  • Composizione Astratta, 1923-25 Ca (ca. 1923-25): #614D39 #C1BA72 #3F2119 #0B0A24 #837B7A #0D0D30
  • Composizione di Otto Lati (1930-36): #EAD1B7 #0A0A07 #CAB19B #1E1E1A #A49081 #A0251D
  • Difficile (1942-43): #C4BCAE #A08F7C #7D583A #5F4D40 #A17C55 #2E1B16
  • Maraak, Variazione I (Merzbild) (1930): #988771 #191D1C #361F13 #A47943 #BCB6A5 #7E0C0A
  • Aq. 34. Aquarell Fallmann-Springer (1919): #DAD3C6 #C8BA9B #9D907B #7A7061 #574F45 #A9ADB1
  • Ohne Titel (mit Schlitz) (1942): #DBD7CC #C12C23 #C4B1A9 #C45C58 #C68481
  • Merz-Painting 9b (1919): #9C6B38 #7A4726 #3D1D15 #4C5835 #62422B #ECD89E
  • Pleasant Play (1944): #EEECE6 #F1ECC2 #AD9E92 #D4C8B6 #1A2C61 #110D2A
  • Portrait of Edward Driscoll (1941): #30241D #181616 #4D3E2F #7F6241 #432E1E #5E4429
  • Hamann (1941): #85552F #3B2319 #6C3E22 #573220 #B27B49 #C8A46D
  • Kahn (1940): #967D59 #343632 #555244 #181E21 #533E2A #2E251F
  • Without Title (1947): #CBD1D0 #C4C286 #AABFD5 #C5C4A6 #97A19F #BFB340
  • Without Title (406) Merzzeichmung: #775429 #BC8B3C #536565 #957C4F #4B3A23 #9C6E2D
  • Abtraction 26. Delicate Symphony (1918): #1E3534 #332F29 #494642 #372119 #54462D #164641
  • The Und-Picture (1919): #AD693D #1D1C21 #D6D3B9 #7F5C3E #564135 #B0A581
  • Untitled (1947): #D9B684 #3D4656 #EADDB6 #B9B983 #6D7643 #1C0B11
  • Merzpicture 9 B (the Big Picture of Me) (1919): #82502A #AB8148 #46291E #694A30 #5A2B18 #160D0C
  • Milk Flower (1947): #AC9466 #DFD8C5 #887450 #6B4E3A #414039 #A5AA94
  • Merzbild 1a (the Psychiatrist) (1919): #294140 #405E54 #C5C9A3 #494437 #89713B #6F9771
  • Merz (1925): #768A8F #D7C47F #B1975B #A54C3C #91773A #55291C
  • C67 Ancient Cave (1946): #E9E4E0 #BFB9B2 #92968C #565B58 #D5A47B #785B4C

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