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Alford Usher Soord: A Master of Atmospheric Portraiture and the Echoes of ‘The Lost Sheep’ Alford Usher Soord (1868-1915) remains a quietly compelling figure in British art, largely due to his enduring masterpiece, “The Lost Sheep.” Born in Sunderland but raised primarily in York, Soord's …
A portrait built from alford usher soord's own colours
Every 1 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
