Charles
Reiffel
early life and career charles reiffel, an american post-impressionist painter, was born in 1862 in indianapolis, indiana. initially, he worked as a lithographer, taking up painting in 1912. reiffel's self-taught approach to art led him to develop a unique style, which would later bring him …
A portrait built from Charles Reiffel'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.
