Gertrude
Käsebier
A Pioneer of Pictorialism: The Life and Legacy of Gertrude Käsebier Gertrude Käsebier, born Gertrude Stanton in 1852 in Fort Des Moines (now Des Moines), Iowa, emerged as a pivotal figure in the early history of American photography. Her journey to artistic recognition was remarkable, …
A portrait built from Gertrude Käsebier's own colours
Every 10 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.
