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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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Paul Gauguin

Gauguin rejected the Impressionist equation of color with light. His Tahitian period introduced tropical palettes into European painting — deep ochres, saturated reds, turquoise passages.

Palette: #9E9680 #816844 #683F21 #B38B52 #A17625 #C2552E #97361E #38553C

  • The Siesta (ca. 1892-94): #A17E77 #D26530 #B4AF23 #144D2A #E4B87D #030C23
  • Two Women (1901-02): #725009 #AC5719 #9C9331 #58410E #CC5D0C #182225
  • Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) (1891): #717A75 #3F5642 #7C7754 #4B6066 #9C8652 #85633C
  • In the Waves (dans Les Vagues) (1889): #09492D #A09370 #839E81 #767960 #743217 #605A48
  • Alone (1893): #684A35 #E9C848 #97714C #F2F4DA #34231D #B2A196
  • The Large Tree (1891): #49472B #6C695A #795542 #2A2B22 #424943 #2E1D18
  • The Call (1902): #93463C #223137 #485650 #794545 #244F3D #623D1F
  • Arii Matamoe (the Royal End) (1892): #2A3332 #ADA686 #4A402D #4D3237 #A65A62 #717C72
  • Tahitian: Arii Matamoethe Royal End (1892): #39322E #253233 #ACA489 #626862 #9C585E #1A1B1A
  • Tahitian: Areareajoyfulness (Dece): #65613F #627B4F #C88247 #D3D2A6 #8A6252 #968147
  • Arlésiennes (Mistral)arlésiennes (Mistral) (1888): #A76E0E #6A601F #495122 #C9B899 #3F6339 #963213
  • Atiti (1892): #E3DDD4 #D2A65F #6E4431 #563B2E #A6B8C6 #B3AFA5
  • Les Amantsescape (Tahiti Idyll) (1902): #B67A4C #3A3C3C #1E3C6F #1F4749 #916B49 #D7A15D
  • Portrait de L'Artiste ((189): #766A50 #313431 #A59D77 #504E45 #BCAB58 #6F6E69
  • The Ham (1889): #B47E42 #867A5D #414032 #667362 #65583E #794938
  • Le Cheval Blancthe White Horse (1898): #848A66 #2C2E34 #464F53 #616651 #677372 #1E1B25
  • Les Lavandières à Arles Iwasherwomen (1888): #2D3B23 #686318 #817919 #A1860C #9DAC7F #474315
  • Baigneuses à Dieppewomen Bathing (1885): #90916D #4E7450 #4B4E4B #606A76 #6D685B #B9B194
  • Fleurs dans Un Vase: #D98F4F #323433 #D4C326 #B95D29 #BA8E46 #D19534
  • The Walk (1889): #44423F #595649 #BC9C78 #877B62 #6E6B63 #ECCCA0
  • The Goose (1889): #E8D4B3 #564E40 #7E6D59 #B29C80 #A8734C #D5AF7D
  • Little Breton Bather (1888): #83735A #5B653E #414C36 #5C4D3A #3F3128 #40413B
  • Portrait of Suzanne Bambridge (1891): #2A2823 #7D8F6C #464137 #684F3F #CA9E6A #EACB7D
  • Mimi and Her Cat (1890): #533830 #967A39 #666FD3 #B2A045 #A3886D #6E3F28
  • Two Vases with Flowers (1890): #6E7567 #424E49 #9DA488 #896D3D #393026 #293535
  • Adam and Eve (1902): #2B3530 #8E6A46 #121D1C #6B6E56 #4F4F3D #6D533D
  • Tahitian Woman (1898): #523520 #3B3122 #373B33 #7B3920 #564936 #706034
  • Still Life with Parrots (1902): #D3CFC3 #39546E #6D7984 #817155 #5B4F46 #774539
  • Wonderful Land. Gathering Fruit (1899): #454A35 #7E6A39 #534727 #DDC44E #1D272B #6D7D64
  • The Ford (1901): #29363D #424A61 #254C7A #7A8F99 #9CA078 #203855
  • Old Man with a Stick (1888): #262320 #8B742D #7E7F62 #4B3427 #685534 #3E3E37
  • The Judgement of Paris (1902): #7D722B #685D32 #A56628 #AF904B #70471A #B6A480
  • Breton Landscape (1890): #AC8950 #6D684B #7E5F3A #A5903A #364A3C #5B4629
  • The White River (1888): #4F3A2E #E0C69A #846050 #5F4C5A #965F34 #4A4915
  • Figures in an Interior [Formerly: Vision D' Artiste or Vison of the Artist: Self-Portrait with Son) (1890): #442C1B #A08557 #2C2319 #19120B #5A4933 #796542
  • Te Fare (1892): #96964F #657243 #2E4D41 #85715C #4B7249 #638441
  • Conversation (Tropics), or Negresses Talking (1887): #AF9460 #88825E #5C6F4A #695841 #3D543B #ACA794
  • Conversation (1885): #756A30 #413E20 #A68333 #A69C6E #6D6C4C #CBA549
  • Riders on the Beach (II) (1902): #F29D97 #B8C4C7 #9B7568 #625553 #EC7F7F #EEE4C3
  • The Boss's Daughter (1886): #6C7D60 #312321 #423D32 #46543F #EBCC9B #C1382A
  • Still Life with Quimper Pitcher (1889): #2C4946 #0E1223 #784722 #25304C #6B2014 #50717E
  • Young Wrestlers (1888): #396247 #6A714E #8A7454 #C5B283 #A87756 #775241
  • The Woman with the Hair Knots (1886): #D9C99E #8C7C62 #282528 #64564A #ECC280 #B3A177
  • Le Sorcier D'Hiva-Oa (1902): #474A45 #915E3D #656E66 #65472E #2E3C4F #2B3231
  • Still Life. (1877): #796A57 #22232A #2F3737 #4C4641 #AE926C #505C51
  • Seascape (1886): #DBC5B1 #6D6C7C #77605C #B28056 #A49282 #493D4D
  • Te Arii Vahine II (1896): #263533 #B39A3B #656B73 #3A526C #6B5435 #121918
  • Winter's End, Copenhagen (1885): #B4B8BF #D7D4CA #B98F5A #909DB8 #656882 #8B7B76
  • Bust of Nude Girl (1884): #E3E2C1 #7A8980 #C1C09D #B4722C #B99D61 #526363
  • Cow and Horse in a Meadow (1885): #93824A #746D47 #43433C #545532 #53412F #775C38
  • Tahitian Boy with Hair Ornament of Flower (1891): #435965 #927E79 #2D4152 #6D4E2F #1A1A1E #293139
  • Teuraheimata a Potoru (1891): #0D4E4C #090609 #B5331E #A26728 #7F4D1B #603A1C
  • Picking Lemons (1892): #7B7836 #EF971F #160A0D #353317 #C5A346 #494A21
  • The Sculptor Jean Paul Aubé (1837-1916) and His Son Emile (1882): #AD8E6B #A8A199 #64809E #474D4C #767369 #30455E
  • Haere Mai (1891): #D3B897 #4F4D41 #797335 #516438 #777255 #AE8F83
  • In the Vanilla Grove, Man and Horse (1891): #717438 #586B46 #8D7D2E #3C373A #80685F #805A2D
  • Washerwomen (1888): #323B22 #7C7710 #4E550F #8A813A #9BAC7F #A88F0F
  • Portrait of Jacob Meyer de Haan (1889): #B19F84 #9A4938 #4F4A3D #A7895D #7E6C51 #B89D4D
  • The Seed of the Areoi (1892): #3D372A #0F1D2C #224061 #1C353A #7B5957 #C16538
  • Tahitian Landscape (1899): #6A8991 #374745 #695E4D #868F5C #5B6966 #5E6F4D
  • Merahi Metua No Tehamana (1893): #72684A #47493B #C2BFAF #7A592C #C6A586 #1C3D4D
  • A Farm in Brittany (1894): #313D2C #5C503B #3E5635 #8A735F #716233 #AEA191
  • Mother and Daughter (1901): #233137 #AC9643 #CB6012 #765008 #5C420C #A95213
  • Three Tahitian Women (1896): #73633A #666456 #A7913B #9D957E #244937 #7E3B18
  • Still Life with Teapot and Fruit (1896): #AFC0AE #575941 #05192B #76938B #436D79 #1E251B
  • Vaches au Repos (1885): #5C5A40 #927F4E #43503F #343A2D #755833 #7C7F69
  • Te Tamari No Atua (1896): #384847 #524E3C #C6BF79 #8C7643 #2A2D2B #727155
  • Tahitian Women Bathing (1892): #12120E #D28B28 #57772B #A77A2C #D43D26 #EEE982
  • Still Life with Peonies (1884): #595A49 #BAC0AE #D7C7A1 #AC926D #8A8E7E #7F6048
  • Madame Alexandre Kohler (1887): #736A61 #AA9479 #514C46 #98583E #393634 #856E54
  • Breton Girls Dancing, Pont-Aven (1888): #A19355 #5C5852 #B4AA9F #2E3339 #354950 #405441
  • Brittany Landscape (1888): #6C695D #ABB2A8 #988972 #5A6C3E #5F533E #42473B
  • Self-Portrait (1889): #9E4C34 #CD9737 #B18D7D #39565F #5F7563 #27262D
  • Haystacks in Brittany (1890): #173D37 #89AAAD #698469 #908A66 #D3CFAC #644C3A
  • Landscape at le Pouldu (1890): #96B7C1 #627C24 #775B2D #A66B39 #6B725C #A49977
  • Parau Na Te Varua Ino (Words of the Devil) (1892): #7A542C #2D4330 #B87375 #7F535E #133727 #4D3C22
  • The Bathers (1897): #60644A #5B6F6A #8F8A78 #B38466 #274F4C #ABAA98
  • Te Pape Nave Nave (Delectable Waters) (1898): #252A24 #4B3F25 #7B3F20 #3C3C2D #5F4C1E #72452C
  • The (1903): #68475B #4A5565 #8B602E #343F44 #32514C #BAB4A1
  • The Big Tree (Te Raau Rahi) (1891): #4C5D57 #7F6D5E #243E44 #647559 #7F9162 #556A3D
  • Polynesian Woman with Children (1901): #3A565C #0B2D3D #7D5535 #5C4F3E #233638 #AE7F4F
  • The Hibiscus Tree (Te Burao) (1892): #797367 #544F48 #1E2B29 #94989C #3B3833 #8B6549
  • Why Are You Angry? (No Te Aha Oe Riri) (1896): #815C52 #425659 #565048 #153A3D #A29679 #1D524E
  • Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cézanne (1890): #2A3D3F #484C58 #9EABA1 #886A70 #3B6161 #645E63
  • Arlésiennes (Mistral) (1888): #4F5F31 #B4A98F #A3721E #9B3925 #19344C #2D7146
  • Still Life with Flowers (1882): #837F79 #595752 #BEAB8D #A08969 #373132 #B0ABA7
  • Coast at Dieppe (1885): #AFBFBC #879B8F #CB9F81 #79B0BC #237A82 #32A5B8
  • Landscape from Pont-Aven, Brittany (1888): #5B4C24 #5A722B #7E714C #EDB56E #B0904F #323B1A
  • Entrance to the Village of Osny (1882): #B1BCBD #C8B28D #7D764F #6D786C #4F5436 #B18B5D
  • Women and a White Horse (1903): #3E4D3F #716040 #B89054 #395A62 #6A695B #153737
  • Flowers and a Bowl of Fruit on a Table (1894): #DDD9CA #616C68 #92979D #847040 #DAD1AC #5D603B
  • Landscape with Two Breton Women (1889): #3B4524 #364C3C #846736 #72775A #101315 #AA9832
  • Mahana Maà (II) (1892): #1C211D #857868 #6B4725 #807439 #1A2037 #464531
  • Still Life with Moss Roses in a Basket (1886): #6B7F7E #274447 #AEAEA6 #555B50 #B49D6F #455F5F
  • The Sacred Mountain (Parahi Te Marae) (1892): #D2B561 #7A86A2 #965B61 #75656B #D9BB49 #423724
  • The Swineherd (1888): #617029 #94B2B4 #426037 #706850 #273E33 #506975
  • The Red Cow (1889): #AAAE88 #253B3B #7B9CA8 #4D6C26 #343C24 #596964
  • Fruit Dish on a Garden Chair (1890): #848C8C #72705E #526073 #364459 #948868 #793E31
  • The Field of Derout-Lollichon (1886): #79776A #565E33 #525544 #A68E6C #DEDAD1 #364231
  • In the Henhouse (1878): #5A5845 #B19B5F #34372A #83723F #21251D #121412
  • Rue Jouvenet in Rouen (1884): #AA8A56 #795D3C #E1E4D9 #4D3E2D #7CA7C5 #90836C
  • An Orchard Under the Church of Bihorel (1884): #404936 #7D8851 #6C724C #AF9859 #869A7F #566857
  • Lilacs (1885): #305550 #183D3B #748572 #1F322B #494532 #537336
  • The Fire at the River Bank (1886): #2E3835 #ADBB9C #68695D #14201F #769786 #8CA7A7
  • Coming and Going, Martinique (1887): #41533E #6B7534 #6C6F51 #766535 #A36734 #C1B4A4
  • Dogs Running in a Meadow (1888): #656935 #BEB093 #514E2C #375629 #8A7F4D #214021
  • Be Be (the Nativity) (1896): #7C6B46 #2E2E29 #B5953E #666155 #524332 #AB9861
  • Month of Mary (Te Avae No Maria) (1899): #584522 #CF8E3B #704A1A #5A6653 #955F2C #A39777
  • Pastorales Tahitiennes (1892): #7E5E23 #1C6537 #CCA884 #4D5120 #CC9040 #030B04
  • Rave Te Hiti Aamu (the Idol) (1898): #40353D #201A2D #87675B #50312E #C9BB87 #273144
  • Three Tahitian Women Against a Yellow Background (1899): #5A5839 #83653C #DA9742 #7D8A61 #303C2F #243A46
  • Women on the Seashore (Motherhood) (1899): #3D4F33 #605B2E #D06A31 #274234 #213120 #456E2F
  • Man Picking Fruit from a Tree (1897): #B38D50 #98734E #8A7769 #CC9E45 #6D6A7B #605552
  • Scene from Tahitian Life (1896): #99411E #8C8576 #70451B #453F31 #596874 #8B561E
  • Landscape with Two Goats (Tarari Maruru) (1897): #2C2B2E #18171A #443530 #755044 #3B211C #4F5857
  • Women Bathing (1885): #92926E #4E7450 #4B4F4C #626C7A #6C6A5C #BDB597
  • Landscape of Brittany (1888): #574E41 #5D6E47 #796B56 #3C404B #3B4F32 #968068
  • Two Breton Girls by the Sea (1889): #534738 #6F5534 #717163 #81893E #ACA38D #7E6128
  • Portrait of the Painter Slewinski (1891): #8E784E #495E6C #5E4D3D #B6AA91 #EBE1B7 #9D7B3F
  • Deathbed Portrait of Aristide 'Atiti' Suhas, Died 5 March 1892, 1.5 Years Old (1892): #BBB4A4 #58472E #949591 #9B730B #7F6419 #362D1F
  • The Edge of the Forest (III) (1885): #6D6E4F #4C4F32 #313922 #908055 #839081 #9DA98A
  • Mlle S. Manthey (1884): #B0C2B9 #AFA990 #698177 #9E8F75 #879F95 #7EAFB4
  • A Vase of Flowers (1896): #53423B #AA7C46 #89694A #3A3636 #86453B #524D51
  • Bowl of Fruit and Tankard Before a Window (1890): #564C3A #606D6B #3B4648 #9A9A86 #323534 #865E3E
  • Faa Iheihe (1898): #89561D #CE7D26 #635527 #653E11 #EFA631 #B28541
  • Still Life with Mangoes (1890): #5A4347 #824D45 #74574F #55626C #B97643 #434B49
  • Harvest: le Pouldu (1890): #947F4F #465559 #5C5F38 #3F4333 #584534 #8C8A7A
  • Portrait of Madeleine Bernard (1888): #24293C #848989 #E1A75D #D9B388 #915D37 #B28354
  • Vaugirard Church by Night (1879): #57402E #365363 #273B46 #372F28 #3E2A1A #674025
  • Landscape with Poplars (1875): #D1D5BC #A2A794 #474223 #2E2816 #6A6334 #1F180B
  • Christmas Night (the Blessing of the Oxen) (1900): #191E28 #A3ADAB #2E3542 #3B4965 #7D8A8C #585C62
  • Woman at the Beach (1892): #403D31 #25343B #292725 #C79F11 #191D21 #8B6423
  • Piti Teina (1892): #BE6C61 #C7542E #EC9304 #365642 #E7C075 #D58520
  • At the Window (1882): #160A14 #DBA046 #A97E4C #58382D #341F20 #C54A0C
  • Taperaa Mahana (1892): #2E4325 #DEB221 #4F5C26 #D97E44 #C29A13 #B25B38
  • Sunflowers (1901): #9F7051 #313B3E #65625D #181D21 #A08677 #AFADB2
  • Bouquet (1884): #2B1117 #AA6632 #4B1F17 #602317 #573A2E #7B5C3F
  • Canoe; Tahitian Family (Te Vaa) (1896): #795949 #5E4C52 #463E5D #393A6B #A57756 #E3BB8C
  • The Player Schneklud (1894): #C3471B #121726 #5E3C24 #464C39 #A63D1F #785B2F
  • Still Life with Mangoes and a Hibiscus Flower (1887): #BBA679 #545856 #A8987E #5F4D36 #2E3533 #847456
  • Arearea (Joyfulness) II (1894): #C2B598 #415A4E #8F7049 #767566 #BC943F #665D42
  • Mr. Loulou (Louis le Ray) (1890): #517954 #141D30 #BAB2AA #9D7D73 #595861 #34513C
  • The Flageolet Player on the Cliff (1889): #7F7058 #584E42 #394237 #6F736B #5A5F3D #B07F6A
  • L'Or de Leur Corps (1901): #6C4F3C #AF6540 #646250 #4D4642 #8A5B40 #786D7D
  • Schuffenecker's Studio (1889): #3D3F41 #667B86 #8D5924 #99A09A #665C49 #A19756
  • The Meal (the Bananas) (1891): #C9B3A0 #2D2F38 #575245 #857C73 #0A182C #745A3C
  • Les Alyscamps (1888): #CDD4D0 #787E59 #304350 #BAAB7F #DA7F28 #E39A3C
  • Washerwomen at Pont-Aven (1886): #DEC4A7 #75714B #AB9061 #4C4F34 #D3A067 #2C2F1C
  • The Golden Harvest (1889): #B26F34 #3A321F #8C5A33 #EAE0B9 #654C32 #713E21
  • Still Life with Chinese Peonies and Mandoline (1885): #BFCDC1 #829592 #415877 #121C21 #263526 #202D42
  • Still Life with Fan (1889): #664D43 #3E3939 #EDDAAE #A2634F #BC9C6D #8C7760
  • Still Life with Oranges (1881): #634413 #8C4F0B #937231 #49310B #75480C #31250D
  • Still Life with a Vase of Flowers in the Window (1880): #DEC9A2 #8B8163 #B29D76 #534F44 #C5C4B8 #957B4F
  • Landscape in Brittany. the David Mill (1894): #737D7D #8A7C5F #56764E #9BAFBC #2B4946 #A4A290
  • Selfportrait, Dedicated to His Friend Daniel (1896): #9A9462 #686847 #B58F61 #AC833E #7F6333 #3B4536
  • Woman of the Mango (1892): #363753 #C38F06 #242733 #513F30 #1D2742 #6D492F
  • Landscape from Arles (1888): #867F51 #A28655 #B4BA8E #686E50 #B79E4F #9BA388
  • Landscape from Bretagne (1889): #675949 #ADA491 #484D40 #74794E #967E65 #453C32
  • The Yellow Christ (1889): #AA8D45 #855C0E #A39994 #7D4A24 #715737 #92795B
  • Manaò Tupapaú (1892): #C2A97B #573B1F #1F3149 #625765 #4C455D #9F916D
  • The Night Café in Arles (1888): #1C1A17 #765B33 #4D452D #D6603F #6C7547 #B9BD79
  • Where Do We Come from? What Are We? Where Are We Going? (1897): #263031 #24444B #07232C #4D3B27 #6D4E2A #886834
  • Tahitian Women on the Beach (1890): #9A5C36 #C4A36B #A36E7F #2C2D3B #B7969F #425D4C
  • Ia Orana Maria (1891): #707B7A #807A57 #314F3D #5B6756 #907742 #A9A497
  • Vairumati (1897): #A86A39 #7C5634 #574C33 #A4803A #C7583A #974634
  • Aha Oe Feii? (1892): #664D25 #F6B98D #2A2516 #4A3E23 #99642C #DB9F62
  • Vision After the Sermon (1888): #C2BEAA #9A3D19 #1B1A1A #543F2E #8F7752 #6D6C5F
  • The Painter of Sunflowers (1888): #6A7B7A #725528 #353626 #B39337 #624123 #514B33
  • Te Poipoi (1892): #958EA2 #0C0914 #AD5D35 #A57F69 #E19268 #573028
  • The Green Christ (1889): #9E9D93 #7A8667 #525C4A #F6C589 #30372E #C9A777
  • Self-Portrait with Hat (1893): #0E0C0C #574A2F #3B382A #9A7945 #828945 #26231D
  • Martinique Landscape (1887): #644F30 #DAD2AB #27281B #413E1B #8A7751 #B6B29A
  • The Woodcutter (1891): #A46A43 #734236 #C5AF81 #80604B #5A4B3C #3A2C2E
  • The Royal End (1892): #252F2F #483D32 #A59F86 #492F34 #676A64 #9C585F
  • The Siesta (1892): #8F8F95 #B69D86 #101014 #81674B #E4C494 #D3C65C
  • Two Tahitian Women (1899): #1F3938 #917731 #716C39 #3D6D87 #18253B #595939
  • Nave Nave Mahana (1896): #0E1C17 #93A080 #431E1B #6D4E15 #953A21 #36361A
  • Landscape Near Arles (1888): #BAA888 #C29C63 #A8742C #8C845E #8E978D #957740
  • Still Life with Profile of Laval (1886): #AFAF8E #6D857A #616A47 #123F35 #0A1210 #3F4223
  • Four Breton Women (1886): #5C5443 #3F3C31 #B5A990 #73573C #8A8245 #857E66
  • Conversation (Les Parau Parau) (1891): #564743 #B89249 #815E4A #316543 #4E5E3D #9C8575
  • We Shall Not Go to the Market Today (1892): #B9A99B #6A4E2F #737278 #465242 #495215 #9B4B1D
  • Portrait of the Artist with the Yellow Christ (1899): #18202C #44352B #B99556 #99857E #A55838 #68564B
  • The King's Wife (1896): #37302F #926037 #706045 #110B0E #5A5558 #A09265
  • The Moon and the Earth (1893): #333232 #845B2E #5A4432 #1B1B1E #514F48 #774428
  • Christ in the Garden of Olives (1889): #0D0C0F #243954 #627E96 #562B13 #DBB981 #DEE6CC
  • Sacred Spring: Sweet Dreams (Nave Nave Moe) (1894): #405458 #605E50 #C59D9A #938177 #90634B #23303B
  • Mahana No Atua (Day of the God) (1894): #3C5561 #A97879 #1A3238 #AFAEA0 #184F78 #A3763B
  • Tahitians (ca. 1891): #B39B7D #425742 #6E7740 #625747 #8B816C #868138
  • Faa Iheihe (1898): #745B2A #5E4828 #4A3A27 #322A23 #8E7121 #82744D
  • Study of a Tree. Verso: Portrait Study of a Man (?Paul Gauguin) (1887): #BDB6AF #8C8887 #BBA78F #A28D6E #635658 #7F6C5C
  • Harvest: le Pouldu (1890): #98814A #415857 #5A6735 #3C482F #604632 #8A8B79
  • Komposition Med Häst Och Figurer ("Changement de Résidence"): #496E51 #5E8B68 #BBB9A5 #2C4068 #546273 #3C494C
  • Landskap Från Arles: #7D7B4E #A08650 #B1B58B #6C7357 #B79E51 #99A48B

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