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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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Marius Bauer

Marius Bauer was a Dutch painter, etcher, and lithographer whose travel-inspired scenes of the Middle East and Asia use atmospheric color, misty architecture, and theatrical light.

Palette: #A79873 #806D4B #5B4B33 #474034 #968469 #4B301E #292627 #B9AC95

  • Berglandschap in Egypte (1880): #756038 #B8B086 #59492B #9B8859
  • Oosterse Straat (1911): #4B301E #77654A #4E4230 #96825E
  • Karavaan (1877): #484337 #908764 #ACA378
  • Brug Bij Toledo (1903): #B1A284 #827257 #9B8B6D
  • Stadsmuur in India (1898): #968469 #B9AC95 #6B5A45
  • Oosterse Bruiloft (1911): #8C7955 #463D32 #262527 #635842 #342C27 #AF9B6B
  • Benares (1913): #8D7751 #5F4B30 #B79F76

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