Elizabeth
Olds
Elizabeth Olds: A Pioneer of Silkscreen and Social Realism Born: Minneapolis, United States of America (1896) Died: 1991 Elizabeth Olds was a significant American artist recognized for her innovative use of silkscreen as a fine art medium. While also proficient in painting and illustration, she …
A portrait built from Elizabeth Olds's own colours
Every 57 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.
