charles
s. graham
early life and career charles s. graham, an american artist, was born in rock island, illinois in 1852. with no formal training as an artist, graham's early career began as a topographer for the northern pacific railway in idaho and montana during the 1870s. this …
A portrait built from charles s. graham's own colours
Every 2 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.