Ottilie
Roederstein
A Pioneer of the Canvas: The Life and Legacy of Ottilie Roederstein In the grand, often male-dominated tapestry of nineteenth-century European art, few threads shine with as much quiet resilience and technical brilliance as that of Ottilie Wilhelmine Roederstein. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1859, …
A portrait built from Ottilie Roederstein's own colours
Every 10 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.