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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 Maris

Willem Maris was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School.

Palette: #5C5333 #3A3723 #B6B499 #877F5D #2B2719 #746E30 #45532B #978E47

  • Koeien in Een Drassig Weiland (1860): #BFBFA8 #8A8763 #575338 #706D4A
  • Eendjes (1880): #373924 #24261A #555536 #857954
  • Weide Met Koeien Aan Het Water (1895): #AFB097 #6F6440 #363121 #4D462A
  • Koeien (1880): #D2CEBE #473F2D #675E44 #867D5E #ACA48A
  • Eenden (1880): #45532B #2A2B1D #3B3A25 #354223 #898461
  • Koe Aan de Slootkant (1885): #322715 #685832 #1A160D #4B3C1D #978863
  • Witte Eend Met Kiekens (1880): #746E30 #34301B #4A4623 #978E47 #DDCE80 #5C5326
  • Witte Koe (1880): #2D251A #40341F #5C4F2A #8A8A6B #B3A072 #917F59
  • Koeien Aan Een Plas (1880): #B9B293 #827854 #5F563D #3F392C

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