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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…

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst

7 works, 1888 to 1891.

Palette: #383521 #1B1B14 #706B48 #444833 #ADA683 #534F2B #242C24 #EDEAD2

  • Vijverhoek Bij Breukelen (1888): #383320 #EDEAD2 #575231 #1E1A13 #857F5D #6E6B2E
  • Liggende Koe Met Molen (1888): #51502E #847C5E #26261B #ACA07B #3C3B25 #15130E
  • Boer Bij Een Bosrand (1889): #3C3B21 #272717 #B8B08A #565330 #1B1A10 #3E3E33
  • Boerin Met Een Zak (1889): #4A4331 #20201F #332E24 #6C5F43 #A5956D
  • Boerin Met Stok (1890): #363219 #0F0F0C #1F1C11 #594D26 #252A27 #4A4835
  • Jan Verkade (1868-1946) Schilderend Onder Een Boom in Hattem (1891): #3F4A32 #6C733E #242E22 #938C48 #121B15 #5E6A52
  • Landschap Bij Maanlicht (1891): #211E14 #7C6C4E #534C38 #3B3729 #BAA14D #12100D

The Palette

How the palette changed

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