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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.

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Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh understood color as direct emotional transmission. His palette shifted from dark Dutch earth tones to the explosive yellows and blues of Arles.

Palette: #928F67 #876E3C #AA8F4F #85621F #100F0D #CBB65F #A97E28 #244675

  • Le Docteur Paul Gachet (1890): #3D4759 #2A5492 #242B3C #A4864E #BBB480 #7C8866
  • The Starry Night (1889): #192E35 #2D4B82 #3C5D7A #4B6B9E #5F81A6 #7799AF
  • Rest from Work (After Millet): #BC7B18 #617D95 #E0A55F #E4982B #9A753B #915D0F
  • Irises (1889): #6B9C87 #406093 #986C4F #718668 #7F9648 #233561
  • Vincent van Gogh's Bedroom in Arles (1889): #968074 #8A9EB0 #A27009 #AC9D88 #976C33 #D6C591
  • Die Ebene von Auvers (1890): #84B17C #B8C477 #49B0A9 #54A480 #8EA559 #217452
  • Adeline Ravoux (1890): #100D0E #9E9B6A #79A689 #596241 #184540 #0B2A30
  • Wheat Field with Cypresses (1889): #8398A0 #8B722D #AFAE9D #799187 #4F6444 #4F7081
  • Shoes (1888): #C9AA82 #AC9073 #9E794A #6D4F2B #975F23 #DFCCAD
  • L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848-1911) (1888-89): #DEBF48 #2B342B #99C196 #AA9B66 #A96127 #6C4B24
  • La Berceuse (Woman Rocking a Cradle; Augustine-Alix Pellicot Roulin, 1851-1930) (1889): #1E3817 #0F663F #0B2E1C #821E18 #A28C79 #111214
  • Irises (1890): #D8D2CB #648399 #81887B #385B7E #78AF8F #4B5C60
  • Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (Obverse: the Potato Peeler) (1887): #A89680 #B38D69 #C69F52 #D5AA32 #EBBC1A #E0C38B
  • Women Picking Olives (1889): #BBA990 #6B6952 #687E61 #4F4834 #8A7339 #B08972
  • First Steps, After Millet (1890): #8B9D7A #B6B68E #6D7963 #617C56 #8CA5AE #577782
  • Oleanders (1888): #87953C #B3A183 #38502F #7F766F #134E2A #809657
  • Cypresses (1889): #BEC1A7 #4A542E #2F3B25 #202A20 #72AB9E #628086
  • Roses (1890): #7F9A6F #A5A494 #606D51 #75817A #337555 #394E3A
  • Madame Roulin and Her Baby (1888): #D6AA03 #CCCFB2 #B58D08 #92A273 #917609 #306318
  • Olive Trees (1889): #929B90 #505D35 #7E6244 #97783E #9F9975 #694E54
  • Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace (1885): #2B2018 #78682B #3F3721 #5C491F #1E1110 #473519
  • Sunflowers (1887): #376E84 #98844C #70603E #7C591D #6696A4 #5C3F24
  • Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase (1890): #4B4936 #393B45 #BEB494 #696F56 #736F40 #8F8E6D
  • The Flowering Orchard (1888): #44551E #A8A58A #626C41 #70611E #54685C #868B6B
  • The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy) (1889): #6D6B5C #938B6A #A5A591 #A1854A #524535 #785631
  • Two Poplars in the Alpilles Near Saint-Rémy (1889): #877B14 #9CB49E #4189BA #668368 #6798A8 #919A5E
  • Boerendorp in de Avond (1884): #8B8461 #5D5734 #454531 #34362B #636650 #AB9E6B
  • Stillleben mit Fünf Flaschen (1884): #4D351C #897143 #1F201A #343222 #614C2B #C1AA82
  • Almond Blossom (1890): #78A3A8 #B7BEA2 #869678 #657B65 #475843 #57838E
  • Harvest in Provence. (Arle): #D49F2E #67AFC9 #DACB89 #DFC769 #E1D9AC #C7973A
  • Enclosed Wheat Field with Peasant / Landscape at Saint-Rémy (Sain): #A1967F #77796F #95A4A6 #C3A877 #618CAB #D5C7AE
  • Vaches Cows (Auve): #7E3C25 #9A5A32 #B9B761 #BA8258 #5E7033 #BFB949
  • Harvest in Provence (1888): #6F8EB5 #D1B158 #AF7F21 #CDB77F #93743A #E4C252
  • Rain (Sain): #848A7A #62705E #B1B0A2 #56563E #629376 #DED5C5
  • Still Life: Vase with Twelve Sunflowers (Augu): #CEA137 #B6C2AE #AF7F2F #CAB576 #D4B157 #905C22
  • A Pair of Leather Clogs ((Mar): #AEAC88 #A59347 #364038 #7D7F62 #525C4B #8F824D
  • Almond Blossom ((Feb): #78A3A8 #BBC2A6 #849475 #495F4D #5A8692 #686F4D
  • Google Art Project: #8E7244 #9F7E0C #A0A691 #9B9347 #926110 #A69D39
  • Enclosed Field with Ploughman (1889): #9A957F #AA9049 #C1C8C7 #6B6B5D #91A1B1 #43443B
  • Green Field (1889): #9CA44D #677F49 #91B0B7 #32633F #A3AE72 #C5C469
  • Portrait of a Peasant: Study for the Potato Eaters (Nuen): #110E0C #303324 #302010 #201B13 #513515 #78582D
  • Head of a Prostitute (Dece): #26251E #6A755E #454030 #A4976F #796949 #141312
  • Head of a Woman ((Nov): #171B0E #272911 #47421D #0E100D #6C6542 #382A0E
  • Houses at Auvers / Houses in Auvers (Auve): #ACA7B5 #787D5C #565D54 #A89B85 #7B7C85 #3C4C31
  • Landscape from Saint-Rémy (1889): #8C987A #DADDD8 #758F8D #A5B5C6 #C2C7A3 #7A90B7
  • Grasgrond Patch of Grass (1887): #869355 #607225 #78916C #B7BA91 #536D3B #979133
  • Peasant Woman Binding Sheaves (After Millet) ((Sep): #A5B7BE #7A724E #6E7465 #ABA276 #3A526B #948547
  • Piles of French Novels ((Oct): #AB9E7B #9A8925 #808565 #B1A564 #986B1B #93501B
  • Portret van Armand Roulin (1888): #497845 #2A373A #1E2123 #9D885C #37562E #7F999D
  • Red Cabbages and Onions ((Oct): #BFC8BF #BDB75A #5D6B79 #7D7F7A #8799A6 #6A4E4A
  • Self-Portrait (1889): #8EAA9B #758C81 #A0A073 #766C3E #587074 #83A0AE
  • The Olive Trees (1889): #5C7FAB #243638 #2A3E6A #5C7349 #A9AB77 #48745B
  • The Raising of Lazarus (After Rembrandt) ((May): #C2BB8C #A09F78 #959885 #676F56 #837E52 #6A8250
  • The Yellow House ('the Street') (Arle): #A79E6A #3D587E #847D56 #A3A27C #8C732E #656E62
  • La Chambre de van Gogh à Arles (1889): #A28328 #9F9283 #B4BECE #BAB4A2 #92A2C0 #D5D5A6
  • Still Life with Beer Mug and Fruit (1881): #16120E #33201B #5B2C1C #88472C #B78156 #040000
  • The Potato Eaters (1885): #121811 #3F4023 #282B1B #050C09 #6A6638 #959059
  • Wheat Field with a Lark (1887): #BECAD2 #73714F #BBA655 #9BAAC5 #B1AA73 #877F4C
  • At Eternity's Gate (1890): #A4916A #ADA698 #838F91 #826519 #585C68 #E1D1C1
  • Peasant Woman Against a Background of Wheat (1890): #BFB287 #8F8D6B #585875 #5B4A36 #CCAF4F #726E4A
  • Wheatfield with Crows (1890): #C7B738 #B69E63 #638AC9 #926329 #9E901A #ACC8D8
  • Landscape with a Carriage and a Train (1890): #8AA04C #718A4F #738573 #B9C297 #4C6037 #B4C46B
  • The Night Café (1888): #958341 #75632D #663625 #605432 #414337 #8E9361
  • Still Life with Bible (1885): #24170C #A5814D #3F2511 #AA6B2C #5D3719 #814B1F
  • Portrait of Dr. Gachet (1890): #2D5997 #323C4E #202532 #A88951 #BCB583 #839166
  • The Town Hall at Auvers (1890): #6A8B4F #C1C42D #C3C4AE #8E9E41 #C3C372 #5B8A7B
  • La Mousmé (1888): #AFD7BE #BAAC80 #935540 #3F3E39 #914121 #0E1012
  • A Pair of Shoes (1886): #2C2A23 #64593B #938560 #47402D #16160F #B9AB81
  • Café Terrace at Night (1888): #9D842C #1A1D21 #7E6E2D #565641 #2F5195 #364652
  • Postman Joseph Roulin (1888): #A9C6C9 #104466 #CAB084 #0A1F3B #081125 #2D6587
  • Van Gogh's Chair (1889): #756239 #567B71 #93B295 #7D8048 #989B51 #C2C05E
  • Prisoners Exercising (1890): #48695D #7B8E77 #323E32 #1F4142 #18211E #7D6D3F
  • White House at Night (1890): #E0CD9F #C2A666 #678AA8 #AAAD81 #689669 #98A2A6
  • The Garden of St. Paul's Hospital (1889): #595345 #7D775D #C1B9A9 #A29E72 #7E8479 #BEB24B
  • The Church at Auvers (1890): #27318B #7B7E82 #CDC3A3 #353C59 #887949 #A3986D
  • The Red Vineyard (1888): #877027 #AB6524 #AC7A12 #BCB686 #0F1009 #545B4B
  • The Yellow House (1888): #A49D6D #3D587E #78744D #8D7631 #57604B #505730
  • L'Italienne (1887): #9F8A4E #7A6754 #525141 #A2977E #85633C #5B312A
  • Portrait of Doctor Felix Rey (1889): #3C6B35 #2B4266 #AD9C5D #17336B #D2C788 #506527
  • Arena in Arles (1888): #4B4C4E #2B2A2D #7F7E73 #A5A491 #D1A447 #A37621
  • Agostina Segatori Sitting in the Café du Tambourin (1887): #979E80 #6B7759 #C5C19B #756E3A #525642 #8E3411
  • Barques aux Saintes-Maries (1888): #ABB4A7 #867D69 #AA9C6F #849095 #5C2C20 #2C3C3C
  • Paul Gauguin's Armchair (1888): #516744 #5E3C21 #745B1E #69652F #565F66 #93843D
  • Lilac Bush (1889): #808152 #4E695B #BAB27C #879A81 #535A35 #D6CFBC
  • Still Life with a Plate of Onions (1889): #B78B33 #C4B39F #947836 #7B8585 #B18F63 #D3AD75
  • Girl in White in the Woods (1882): #9B7256 #4E5363 #7E5A55 #3F3D42 #2C304B #644E53
  • Blossoming Almond Branch in a Glass (1888): #B0B3A7 #C2BB95 #949687 #DEDDCC #C7C37D #ADA46C
  • Restaurant de la Sirène à Asnières (1887): #C8C09E #98977C #73754F #4E5134 #6B7C6C #AE995B
  • Willows at Sunset (1888): #BA5C22 #97572A #70572D #E69423 #B48547 #70341A
  • Weaver at the Loom (1884): #342A16 #B9AB89 #1B1509 #55472D #736444 #0D0A03
  • Vase with Musk-Mallows (1886): #5A6036 #2B4027 #7C7F53 #0E2611 #4A5F42 #B0A778
  • Vase with Irises (1890): #C3B950 #859A65 #AB9440 #D4CE73 #677D99 #4A585E
  • Giant Peacock Moth (1889): #8B8E66 #576551 #666D44 #293430 #39463B #B7B486
  • Rocks (1888): #D6DACA #556950 #A6B5AC #71857F #3E545B #878E65
  • View of Paris from Vincent's Room in the Rue Lepic (1887): #989F92 #767D7C #5C6358 #827C5D #515A6D #63573D
  • Poppy Flowers (1887): #392D21 #E8C428 #64451C #CEA627 #8D6B24 #776D45
  • Memory of the Garden at Etten (1888): #B86D30 #6C7D76 #214668 #3A6981 #95805D #134234
  • Tree Roots (1890): #C7B684 #6F755D #A98B57 #6D7F94 #84602C #0C1010
  • Pietà (After Delacroix), The (1889): #85845E #B3A050 #6C7B79 #616043 #405778 #D9B235
  • View of Arles with Irises in the Foreground (1888): #A49833 #8EA28E #8A955E #4C5E48 #60713C #7A7820
  • View of Arles, Flowering Orchards (1889): #99ABAC #D3D6CD #778C84 #637799 #394A6E #6D7557
  • Portrait of Adeline Ravoux (1890): #1C2D47 #374B69 #6A7885 #AF9755 #101929 #A0ACA7
  • Portrait of Eugène Boch (1888): #A08341 #22263B #7E6E45 #151727 #B5AB88 #4A4F3B
  • Portrait of Paul-Eugène Milliet, Second Lieutenant of the Zouaves (1888): #205655 #171214 #332C30 #BD916A #96603C #103C3B
  • Self-Portrait, Dedicated to Paul Gauguin (1888): #66BC8A #B3B276 #3A3822 #574521 #292B1F #736028
  • Chaumes de Cordeville (1890): #969E86 #707A66 #C4C7B5 #4C5746 #99AAB9 #323C37
  • Farms Near Auvers (1890): #8F967B #626B45 #A2A169 #808232 #224B27 #5A6115
  • Hôpital Saint-Paul à Saint-Rémy-De-Provence (1889): #835F39 #767C95 #B29F7F #716D59 #3D4235 #5A381C
  • Breton Women and Chlidren (1888): #775532 #BDC8C8 #9B7C54 #C6A576 #583D1F #B78648
  • Women Carrying Sacks of Coal in the Snow (1882): #D0B69B #5F4B37 #372D22 #AE9071 #886F58 #23190F
  • Fritillaries in a Copper Vase (1887): #4D6064 #766C44 #5B654C #A0894C #3C4632 #2A3D49
  • Young Peasant (1889): #90946A #C1BA9C #697855 #41483E #8B944E #5C633A
  • La Berceuse (1889): #2C532A #3C7436 #080A06 #948F62 #36402F #B08A3B
  • Pink Roses (1890): #84A059 #4F5232 #6B7549 #D9CA98 #313319 #BAA071
  • The Old Cemetery Tower at Nuenen (1885): #838371 #645031 #46391E #373221 #232113 #AFA38B
  • Thatched Cottages and Houses (1890): #A1A277 #BDBCAA #657E5D #7EA3BA #79958B #BCAC6C
  • A Girl in the Street, Two Coaches in the Background (1882): #CDAE44 #6F5215 #AB8827 #916D1D #241B0C #3D2C0D
  • A Lane in the Public Garden at Arles (1888): #7A925A #6C7C5D #4E5A46 #A2A45A #667343 #C5B558
  • A Lane Near Arles (1888): #4C8BC1 #326CB2 #B59C4B #224F9B #2B4E1D #A29280
  • A Meadow in the Mountains: le Mas de Saint-Paul (1889): #968853 #62623D #4F3F2C #8F7F7C #E5D974 #6D562E
  • A Road at Saint-Remy with Female Figure (1889): #827E67 #AC9D71 #A5B19E #BCA55A #D8C25C #343432
  • A Wind-Beaten Tree (1883): #C1AE2D #E3D277 #150203 #411608 #76562C #5D2307
  • A Woman Walking in a Garden (1887): #466F1F #718016 #1D5D22 #1D4C39 #A49314 #3C5221
  • Arles: View from the Wheat Fields (1888): #E1B05D #CC9159 #EBCD87 #9E7344 #9EA27E #848162
  • Avenue of Poplars at Sunset (1884): #5B5243 #917F5E #433F36 #A1754D
  • Avenue of Poplars in Autumn (1884): #4D411E #2F2D12 #1C1F0C #11150C #6A5E36 #4D5C5B
  • Harvest at la Crau, with Montmajour in the Background (1888): #98813D #B39637 #80A192 #545A38 #877D57 #665E22
  • Les Alyscamps (1888): #A48857 #847D73 #D08B33 #CA9E4A #5C5C53 #AC9E81
  • Blossoming Chestnut Branches (1890): #BFCAB0 #84A681 #4F9666 #80ADBF #668A84 #A9A882
  • Bulb Fields (1883): #BFB093 #8E7849 #433224 #AA704E #C9A26D #7D8C7E
  • Horse (1886): #163342 #7F8175 #374F52 #B4AD93 #0C2134
  • Glass with Yellow Roses (1886): #201514 #2F3429 #484D41 #6B6143 #1C1E19 #4B422C
  • The Hill of Montmartre with Stone Quarry (1886): #B1AE9C #626045 #8E8D84 #908868 #413E2A #2C2919
  • Path in Montmartre (1886): #5A5538 #8A805A #3A3A21 #2B2C1C #1A1C14 #694411
  • Vase with Chinese Asters and Gladioli (1886): #543829 #32281F #72634D #A79778 #473E31 #4E2316
  • Apples (1887): #3A4033 #595847 #252824 #6D2F28 #8A6D43 #191313
  • Prawns and Mussels (1886): #594736 #29201A #3D3732 #403121 #6B3920 #4D2E1B
  • Self-Portrait with Glass (1887): #4D3619 #302C17 #705F40 #94815B #4A4732 #252922
  • Horse Chestnut Tree in Blossom (1887): #606F4B #7C8D7B #445340 #41542C #293B29 #A3A884
  • Square Saint-Pierre at Sunset (1887): #ADAD84 #657572 #4C594B #ADB4A1 #606723 #7B8467
  • Flame Nettle in a Flowerpot (1886): #796946 #606E75 #383D43 #544535 #623F26 #9D906A
  • Boulevard de Clichy (1887): #B9B9AA #9E9C85 #777D73 #A0905F #585B4F #7D643F
  • Bank of the Seine (1887): #89876D #99905F #A5A89D #7C8488 #5F6849 #C7BE92
  • Portrait of Theo van Gogh (1887): #617273 #3E4D5E #887B5F #B8AD7A #516576 #625E51
  • Skull (1887): #796C3C #AEA26D #636050 #8D8B73 #A08B3D #3A3D34
  • The Bridge at Courbevoie (1887): #98998E #56625B #778079 #6B6B51 #77693C #8E896B
  • Path in the Woods (1887): #56635A #717F64 #818756 #ADAC9B #526242 #374336
  • Trees and Undergrowth (1887): #576E41 #404F42 #65705F #375233 #293C34 #6A7A3F
  • Exterior of a Restaurant in Asnières (1887): #AA9F68 #A4A27E #808866 #74753B #5D6A4C #8D8330
  • Shoes (1887): #957D5B #74755E #555540 #3A3B2B #766345 #232317
  • Basket of Crocus Bulbs (1887): #9E9670 #3C372A #60563F #7A7152 #27241C
  • Woman with a Mourning Shawl (1885): #0E130D #1C230E #293114 #655831 #44401E
  • Flying Fox (1885): #2D2211 #181812 #5B4213 #3F3112 #79591A #23290C
  • Self-Portrait with Straw Hat and Pipe (1887): #424849 #4F6063 #6B604F #83734F #282B2F #9C8D6D
  • Portrait of a Prostitute (1885): #4B5C5F #C0B28B #909986 #3A3A2D #9D906A #2B3C43
  • Self-Portrait with Felt Hat (1886): #27261E #443121 #181816 #4F432F #716647 #A0966C
  • The de Ruijterkade in Amsterdam (1885): #8D8667 #655F46 #4B432A #252512 #37351A #12150E
  • Nude Girl, Seated (1886): #3D361D #6B6043 #242111 #16160D
  • Still Life with a Basket of Apples (1885): #241B13 #3B2717 #624726 #15110C #95733D #613518
  • Autumn Landscape (1885): #715A3B #4D3F2C #8DA6B2 #373128 #A29E93 #BEC1BD
  • Peasant Woman Sitting on a Chair (1885): #16140D #28190F #362D0F #26250F #513A0E #6B4F19
  • Peasant Woman, Seated (Half-Figure) (1885): #5A583B #494634 #926236 #35322C #C68C37 #998448
  • Head of a Peasant Woman with White Cap (1885): #634B44 #AA6C40 #855B48 #BC9B80 #A07E6C #C1945C
  • Head of a Peasant Woman with Dark Cap (1885): #3A312E #AB7441 #6A533E #533E2E #875838 #B85831
  • Gordina de Groot, Head (F 141, Jh 783) (1885): #706E52 #292E27 #111311 #554331 #C6C484 #A6A470

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