Hans
Fredrik Gude
A Norwegian Visionary: The Life and Art of Hans Fredrik Gude Born in Christiania (present-day Oslo) in 1825, Hans Fredrik Gude emerged as a pivotal figure in the blossoming of Norwegian National Romanticism. His lineage – his father, Ove Gude, was a respected lawyer and …
A portrait built from Hans Fredrik Gude's own colours
Every 54 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.