william
h yorke
Early Life and Artistic Foundations William York Macgregor, born in Finnart, Dunbartonshire, Scotland on October 14th, 1855, emerged from a family steeped in the practical world of shipbuilding—his father, John Macgregor, was a partner in the prominent firm Tod and Macgregor. However, young William’s path …
A portrait built from william h yorke's own colours
Every 8 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.
