Martha
Greta Kempton
austrian-american artist and white house portraitist martha greta kempton, an austrian-american artist, left an indelible mark on the art world with her captivating portraits that adorned the walls of the white house during the truman administration. born in vienna in 1901, kempton's artistic journey traversed …
A portrait built from Martha Greta Kempton's own colours
Every 2 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.