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Gene Bernard Davis: Pioneer of Vertical Stripe Painting Gene Bernard Davis (1920 – 1985) stands as a singular figure in American Color Field painting, recognized primarily for his groundbreaking exploration of vertical stripe compositions—a technique that would become synonymous with the Washington Color School and …
A portrait built from gene bernard davis's own colours
Every 9 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.
