Jacob
Henricus Maris
Early Life and Training Born: August 25, 1837, The Hague, Netherlands Died: August 7, 1899, Karlsbad Maris began his artistic journey with lessons from J.A.B. Stroebel (1849-1852), laying the foundation for his future career. He formally studied at the Hague Academy of Art from 1850 …
A portrait built from Jacob Henricus Maris's own colours
Every 41 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.
