gaston
bouy
Gaston Bouy: Elegance and Pastel Perfection Henri-Gaston-Jules-Louis Bouy (2 September 1866 – November 1943), known as Gaston Bouy, was a French artist who carved out a distinctive niche in the late nineteenth century’s art landscape. Primarily celebrated for his masterful pastel portraits—particularly depictions of women—Bouy …
A portrait built from gaston bouy'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.
