August
von Wille
Early Life, Family and Training Born in Kassel, Germany, on 18 April 1828, August von Wille entered a world of established social standing. His family had been raised to the nobility in 1780, and his upbringing was shaped by the responsibilities of his lineage. His …
A portrait built from August von Wille'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.