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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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Matthijs Maris

Matthias Maris was a Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer. He was also known as Matthijs Maris or Thijs.

Palette: #433823 #231E14 #877957 #2E2111 #5F5439 #B2A882 #756033 #50401D

  • Beekje in Het Bos Bij Oosterbeek (1860): #211F10 #333016 #4E421B #6F642D #B2AA71 #8C824B
  • De Noord-West-Buitensingel in den Haag (1863): #483C27 #614F30 #998B65 #73623C
  • Kop van Een Vrouw, Genaamd 'a Fair Beauty (1870): #2B1A0B #3E2B18 #413829 #1D1107
  • De Nieuwe Haarlemse Sluis Bij Het Singel, Bekend Als ‘Souvenir D’Amsterdam (1871): #524225 #A59D81 #322615 #726343
  • Keuken (1859): #372919 #201912 #544026 #7F6E4C
  • Portret van Ludwig Casimir ('Louis') Sierig (1834-1919), Schilder (1858): #605840 #B6A986 #36342E #9B8665 #494235 #CDC3A0
  • Boot Met Knotwilg (1863): #1C1710 #30281A #5D573B #423925 #A6A395 #817E57
  • Portretstudie (1856): #2F2617 #7F5C32 #1D1A13 #482E19 #553E22
  • Studie van Een Oude Vrouw (1856): #28251E #82755A #433929 #5D533C

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