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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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Paula Rego

Dame Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego was a Portuguese visual artist, widely considered the pre-eminent woman artist of the late 20th and early 21st century, known particularly for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folk-themes from her native Portugal.

Palette: #96A1A9 #836F5E #6D4D3F #C0AB96 #AF8D62 #AE2F08 #651B0B #516575

  • The House Maid (1910): #8E7A5D #6C5A42 #413528 #1E1B19 #574531 #CDC19E
  • Casa das Estórias" (Paula Rego's Museum) (7571197386) (2012): #AE2F08 #8EA0AA #57190D #81210A #080702 #3F150C
  • Let Me Read This Text That Explains the Meaning of This Painting (48244630546) (2016): #E4D9D3 #B3B3B6 #849295 #1F1713 #BB9384 #3A2D25
  • The Dance (1988): #3A4250 #3B3532 #9BAFC6 #554F4D #7B7471 #50617A
  • The Firemen of Alijo (1966): #6A423D #B08E65 #896C56 #C3B19E #AB8D88 #775942
  • Study for ‘Betrothal (1999): #E7DDCC #82685A #AC9281 #C9B3A1 #534035 #BC8D6D

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