Paul
Gauguin
Early Life and Family Background Born in Paris in 1848, Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin entered a world of shifting social and political currents. His early years were defined by a sudden departure from the French capital; in 1850, his family relocated to Lima, Peru. This …
A portrait built from Paul Gauguin's own colours
Every 100 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.