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Alexander Christie: A Portraitist of Victorian Edinburgh Alexander Christie (1901 – 1946) stands as a significant figure in Scottish art history, particularly renowned for his evocative depictions of Edinburgh life and aristocratic portraits during the Edwardian era. Born in Edinburgh to David Christie, a descendant …
A portrait built from alexander christie's own colours
Every 17 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.
