Ernest
Dade
The Maritime Soul of Scarborough: The Life and Legacy of Ernest Dade Born in the coastal embrace of Scarborough, Yorkshire, in 1868, Ernest Frederick Dade dedicated his life to capturing the salt-sprayed essence of the English seaside. While history may remember him as a relatively …
A portrait built from Ernest Dade's own colours
Every 6 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.