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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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Willem De Zwart

Willem de Zwart was a Dutch painter and printmaker whose landscapes, portraits, and still lifes combine Hague School tonal atmosphere with a freer, impressionist handling of color.

Palette: #4D412C #2B261C #836D46 #A69877 #111312 #6A5E4B #D7D3C1 #8B823F

  • Jongenskop (1880): #2D2C25 #080F12 #161B1A #887249 #534632 #B59F6F
  • Rijtuigen Met Wachtende Koetsiers (1890): #252318 #585033 #A39B7C #3B3321
  • Straat in Montmartre, Parijs, Bij Winter (1885): #6B5F50 #4E422E #362F22 #938971
  • Hooiwagen (1885): #CECCBB #8B823F #89713E #3A332A #705632 #563F2B
  • De Gevallen Engel (1885): #2D2419 #17100C #AE9877 #4D462F #695D41 #443520
  • De Wagenbrug in den Haag (1885): #81734E #403624 #E9E3CE #5E5137 #231B15 #B2A57A

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