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Gao Yong: A Pioneer of Shanghai Impressionism Gao Yong (1850–1921), a pivotal figure in the burgeoning artistic landscape of late Qing China and the early Republican era, remains an artist whose legacy continues to inspire admiration. Despite limited biographical details readily available—his full name, birthplace, …
A portrait built from gao yong's own colours
Every 1 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.
