maud
h. purdy
Maud H. Purdy: A Pioneer of Botanical Illustration Maud H. Purdy (1873-1965) stands as a remarkable figure in the annals of American botanical art, an artist whose meticulous observations and skillful renderings captured the essence of plant life with unparalleled grace and scientific accuracy. Born …
A portrait built from maud h. purdy's own colours
Every 4 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.