Paul
Chenavard
The Studio Years Paul-Marc-Joseph Chenavard entered the École des beaux-arts in 1825. His days were spent under the watchful eyes of masters like Ingres, where he worked alongside his friend Joseph Guichard. He also spent time in the studios of Hersent and Delacroix. These early …
A portrait built from Paul Chenavard'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.