Tristram
Paul Hillier
A Life Between Worlds Tristram Paul Hillier was an English surrealist painter whose life and vision were shaped by a unique tapestry of international influences. Born in Beijing, China, he was the youngest child of a banker and diplomat, a background that provided him with …
A portrait built from Tristram Paul Hillier's own colours
Every 28 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.