gustave
castan
Gustave Castan: A Master of Alpine Light and the Soul of Switzerland Born in Geneva in 1823, Gustave Eugène Castan’s life was inextricably linked to the dramatic landscapes of his native Switzerland. More than simply a painter of mountains and valleys, Castan sought to capture …
A portrait built from gustave castan's own colours
Every 2 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.
