alonzo
chappel
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Alonzo Chappel, born in New York City on March 1, 1828, emerged from a modest background steeped in the burgeoning artistic spirit of antebellum America. His parents, William P. and Maria Howes Chappel, though not artists themselves, recognized and nurtured …
A portrait built from alonzo chappel's own colours
Every 96 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.
