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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 Witsen

Willem Arnoldus Witsen was a Dutch painter and photographer associated with the Amsterdam Impressionism movement. Witsen's work, influenced by James McNeill Whistler, often portrayed calm urban landscapes as well as agricultural scenes.

Palette: #201810 #4D4024 #685E33 #8B7C59 #3F2C18 #B4A473 #664B33 #EBE1CD

  • Andries van Wezel (1912): #0F0F07 #241B0D #412B15 #6A4B28
  • Adèle van Meekren, de Tweede Echtgenote van Andries van Wezel (1912): #1D160C #30200E #49331B #0E0D07 #80623D #604628
  • Kruikje Met Pluisbloemen (1885): #120F0B #5B4829 #271E14 #3E3320 #736244 #401E12
  • Moestuin (1885): #483F25 #A59D77 #605533 #342C1A #756D41 #241A12
  • Pakhuizen Aan Een Amsterdamse Gracht Op Uilenburg (1885): #EBE1CD #B4A285 #583F1F #472E17 #8B775E #392010
  • Landschap Met Akkervelden (1885): #62602B #C1BAA2 #54502C #453928 #7E7B50
  • Portret van Een Meisje (1885): #130F0D #1F140F #684E39 #3D281C #461711 #1E2025
  • Afrikaantjes in Een Blauw Vaasje (1885): #B7A277 #967840 #8D7E5F #3F4849 #685044
  • Landschap Met de Molen van Wijk Bij Duurstede (1885): #908053 #4C4221 #C4B36A #615828

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