charles
wilkins
early life and artistic beginnings charles wilkins, a painter active during the late 18th to early 19th century, has left behind a trail of mystery, with his life and artistic endeavors shrouded in obscurity. born in 1750, the exact details of his birthplace and family …
A portrait built from charles wilkins'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.