Peder
Cappelen Thurmann
A life shaped by the landscape Peder Cappelen Thurmann began his training in 1854 at the Royal Drawing School in Christiania, studying under Joachim Frich. He was born in Halden to a pastor, Carl Fredrik Thurmann, and Ottilia Christine née Ottesen. His path eventually led …
A portrait built from Peder Cappelen Thurmann's own colours
Every 3 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.