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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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Max Pechstein

Pechstein was the most accessible of the Brücke painters. His South Seas paintings bring tropical warmth to Expressionist intensity — burnt oranges, ocean blues, and the deep green of palm fronds.

Palette: #888664 #A77B41 #C49C4D #8F5432 #CEB071 #B03A26 #324E6E #D86A32

  • Blumenstillleben mit Grüner Decke (1927): #D4B27E #C3935D #9C906B #9E7651 #AB663C #765D45
  • Girl on a Green Sofa (1910): #425363 #8D5D36 #B36246 #BA9A3F #C4C3B6 #8F7D4F
  • Two Female Nudes in a Room (1909): #ECDAC2 #D95E4A #EED553 #73A276 #EBDF8C #EB6039
  • Akrobaten (1920): #CABC96 #D23B1E #A09065 #0F0A04 #C5B05E #AA6F34
  • Bathers by (1881-1955), C. (ca. 1881-1955): #456381 #97955A #CABF6D #BB8B32 #4E5245 #EAB63B
  • Blumenstrauss III (115611) (1923): #E0C9AA #D2AC7A #5B6D4D #ADA27F #C84127 #C95F35
  • Das Rote Teeservice (021932) (1916): #65818D #234770 #2E2B28 #192F42 #742D20 #864E25
  • Die Lilie (120011) (1917): #BE9377 #9F724B #E0E3BD #95836A #698062 #DEBC9B
  • Fischer (1912): #100F0E #B4A08B #3B516D #AC8341 #917B59 #3D434B
  • Graue Wolken (122419) (1923): #747D6E #535B55 #C1B48F #C5AC68 #958F6E #9F8051
  • Hermann Sonnenblumen043516) (1912): #545A5C #586771 #A58E37 #354356 #242B1B #363A3B
  • Hermann Stilleben mit Apfeln und Schneeball113735) (1923): #2A425D #A0A797 #202629 #815330 #324639 #646867
  • Hermann Waldweg022153) (1927): #4F866A #43723F #1F372A #234E4A #729849 #161E1E
  • Kopf V (025351) (1922): #E9D681 #EBDC55 #EDE4C8 #F6EBB1 #8F97A0 #D7A44F
  • Damenbildnis (Luise Mendelsohn): #353D33 #525D44 #222422 #D7BFA0 #C5A14B #B68663
  • Porträt Alfred Hess C1919 (ca. 1919): #BCAE83 #949A77 #1B2E52 #4C6E78 #313031 #737362
  • Die Berliner Secession Gratuliert Dr. Max Osborn Herzlichst zum 60. Geburtstag 1930-02-10 (1930): #D1C8AE #609299 #A7997C #C9A675 #7A6B52 #544838
  • Krankes Selbstporträt (1929): #9BA9A4 #746650 #CBBBA4 #C6A247 #121E17 #391F18
  • Selbstbildnis Liegend (1909): #BDA530 #CE3D29 #181C1E #4F8D6A #5D7348 #E2693C
  • Sonnenuntergang an der See (1921): #50515A #C1AA4A #CA5924 #446495 #7F9970 #D0BE7B
  • Cows in a Meadow094132) (1921): #D7CDB9 #A2C097 #78AF85 #221F25 #B4675F #BF8F7F
  • Rote Häuser mit Windmühle (1923): #2C2720 #514627 #50514D #944630 #997230 #6B3221
  • Sitzende und Kauernde Nackte Frauen (1912): #B49F84 #7B7A6D #AC813A #525354 #4D3B25 #2C2115
  • Sommermorgen (1919): #473F34 #DCA369 #7D86A9 #8B7A5C #645846 #B0AFB8
  • Sonnenuntergang an der See (1921): #EEBD26 #796F4B #7D5A3B #FA8205 #B1AE50 #453B23
  • Stilleben (081906) (1909): #BECBC4 #D0C05A #302F30 #636652 #879082 #BDAC5B
  • Stilleben am Spiegel- Clivia, Obst und Krug (021932) (1917): #BF7B29 #975F28 #B93724 #9B281F #1B3A25 #46703D
  • Two Girls (1909): #A98647 #A6968C #69696F #4E5A7E #14151A #C8B17C
  • Portrait of Charlotte Cuhrt (1910): #A9472F #46704A #C7A946 #874433 #363B3C #563C34
  • Two Girls (1909): #AD8845 #C1ADA8 #696A75 #998F7E #8E6832 #C5AD77

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