Li
Yuan-chia
Li Yuan-chia: Pioneer of British Shanshui and Founder of Lyc Museum Li Yuan-chia (李元佳, 1929–1994) stands as a singular figure in the landscape of twentieth-century Chinese art and British artistic patronage. Born in Guangxi Province, China, he embarked on an extraordinary journey that spanned continents …
A portrait built from Li Yuan-chia's own colours
Every 13 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.
