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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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Natalia Goncharova

Goncharova fused Russian folk art with Cubist structure. Her palette draws from icon painting — golds, deep reds, and earth browns — electrified by the angular energy of the avant-garde.

Palette: #7D7973 #DDD0B7 #88392C #DCAF4D #C16155 #3E558C #DDA90D #AF4323

  • Wrestler (1900): #C2624D #4B4C4C #895F52 #E36248 #757A6B #ADB2A8
  • Street in Moscow (1909): #AB4B27 #372E34 #792C1D #D4CEC5 #8D879A #7D3D33
  • The Weaver (1910): #463928 #656F73 #282D30 #A3B3BC #C3BCA0 #948064
  • Angel (1909): #222828 #E7D7CB #B43B20 #924631 #97251E #838DB6
  • Elder with Seven Stars and Seven Candlesticks (Apocalypse) (1910): #281F1B #453B35 #736554 #352315 #A49683 #E1D2B3
  • Circular Dance (1910): #151C1B #512423 #A96563 #6E726C #843F3D #D6C7C3
  • Cats (Rayist Percep.[tion] in Rose, Black, and Yellow) (1913): #DE9F06 #232121 #AF7408 #E6BA1E #6E531F #F1E3BA
  • Decor for the Ballet "Liturgie (1915): #B39873 #855F3E #B58B47 #E1D0AE #5A4E44 #A74931
  • Cyclist (1913): #262728 #625742 #3D424A #897D60 #443A2C #B1A383
  • Reapers (1911): #2E0E17 #161325 #202F4C #DDDACF #3D5B81 #5E121C

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