Tej
Bahadur Chitrakar
Tej Bahadur Chitrakar: A Pioneer of Modern Nepali Art Early Life and Background Tej Bahadur Chitrakar (1898–1971) was a Nepalese artist who played a pivotal role in the development of contemporary art in Nepal during the early 20th century. Born in Lalitpur, Nepal, as the …
A portrait built from Tej Bahadur Chitrakar'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.