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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…

Serge Poliakoff

Poliakoff built compositions from interlocking patches of muted color — terracotta, slate blue, olive green, and dusty orange. His palette has the warmth of earth and the quietness of stone.

Palette: #616E6B #997340 #247FD3 #66322F #83332E #E4DBD2 #BB9525 #973D25

  • Rouge (1948): #83332E #432B2E #302F31 #6C2F2E #A2693C #5A2D2E
  • Komposition (1946-50): #0F0E15 #482A16 #323537 #201E1B #633117 #968545
  • Tableau Bleu Avec Une Tache Rouge et Une Tache Jaune (1957): #637275 #46555E #36424A #AC8D1A #2A2D2C #636759
  • Komposition (1946): #DDD4CA #2D2E2F #38503F #9D3820 #C79C2E #926154
  • Abstract Composition (1954): #424C4B #556864 #565347 #B4A282 #363636 #6C3F35
  • Komposisjon: #015FD5 #FDCA42 #2F94D2 #E62E39 #F0E8DF #1F4837

The Palette

The Works

How the palette changed

Chromatic Comparison

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