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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.

Scanning works…

Philips Wouwerman

6 works, 1646 to 1660.

Palette: #2A2214 #9E9982 #5A4D34 #827D6C #423320 #16110A #6A6350 #6C7A80

  • De Schimmel (1646): #AAA79D #867F71 #261C13 #443321 #654C34 #B1A28B
  • Een Paardenstal (1650): #211C0F #37301C #534B34 #6D6852 #B6B08E #130F04
  • Vechtende Boeren Bij Een Dorp (1650): #B1A98B #8E8C77 #433725 #5E4B32 #292619 #675F4E
  • De Rijschool (1660): #928C71 #4D3F26 #302716 #8B9999 #757563 #1F190E
  • Landschap Met Seinpaal (1650): #97927A #696247 #6C787C #3F331D #231C11 #867751
  • De Slaande Schimmel (1650): #312315 #87806C #1C150C #555143 #4E4028 #6C6551

The Palette

The Works

How the palette changed

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