Erastus
Salisbury Field
Erastus Salisbury Field: A Victorian Visionary of Stonehenge Erastus Salisbury Field (May 19, 1805 in Leverett, Massachusetts – June 28, 1900 in Sunderland, Massachusetts) stands as a compelling figure within the landscape of 19th-century American art. More than simply a portrait painter, Field was a …
A portrait built from Erastus Salisbury Field's own colours
Every 52 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.
