Edwin
Deakin
The Romantic Vision of Edwin Deakin Edwin Deakin (1838–1923) stands as a vital chronicler of the American West, an artist whose brush captured the soul of a transforming California. Born in Sheffield, England, Deakin’s journey began far from the sun-drenched valleys of the Pacific coast, …
A portrait built from Edwin Deakin's own colours
Every 80 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.
