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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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Lyonel Feininger

Feininger fractured architecture into translucent prismatic planes. His cathedrals and sailing ships dissolve into crystalline passages of pale blue, rose, and golden yellow.

Palette: #5E6252 #434238 #B5AD85 #846249 #A28A63 #E0DDDB #DAB477 #C86034

  • Gelmeroda IV (1915): #AFA77F #2A2923 #3F4031 #4B5B4B #8E8F70 #655E45
  • Red Tower II (1930): #4B4841 #726653 #855F48 #EAD4A7 #E6C17E #A29170
  • Fata Morgana: #A8A5A1 #DF5C07 #D46228 #BD5E41 #7C6C50 #9D5E48
  • Gelmeroda IV (1915): #AFA77F #434536 #2C2923 #495A4B #87896A #716C51
  • Gelmeroda, VIII, By (1921): #B1B5AB #879887 #5A7A70 #1B2B32 #59634D #364239
  • Halle Dom Infotafel Feininger Detail: #89918F #606662 #2B3132 #111416 #C4C089 #A8A681
  • Halle Roter Turm II Infotafel Feininger (<ul>): #E1E0DD #1C77A2 #413931 #BDBEBD #635240 #9C9A90
  • Red Tower II (1930): #695F4F #484640 #A28B69 #DDBB82 #825C47 #ECD6AB

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