charles
louis heyde
early life and inspiration charles louis heyde, a prominent new england landscape painter, was born in 1822. his life was marked by a passion for capturing the beauty of nature, which is evident in his works. at the age of thirty, heyde traveled to southern …
A portrait built from charles louis heyde's own colours
Every 4 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.
