Joseph
Maria Olbrich
A Pioneer of the Vienna Secession Joseph Maria Olbrich, born in Troppau (modern-day Opava, Czech Republic) on December 22, 1867, stands as a pivotal figure in the transition from nineteenth-century historicism to the dawn of modern architecture. His life, though tragically cut short at the …
A portrait built from Joseph Maria Olbrich's own colours
Every 11 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.
