sir
john alfred arnesby brown
Wassily Kandinsky: Pioneer of Abstraction Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky, born December 4th (Old Style) in 1866 in Moscow, Russia, wasn’t simply a painter; he was a revolutionary. He stands as one of the foundational figures in the history of art, not just for his vibrant canvases …
A portrait built from sir john alfred arnesby brown's own colours
Every 62 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.