Jan
Appel
The Revolutionary Spirit of Jan Appel Jan Appel, a figure whose life was inextricably woven into the turbulent fabric of early 20th-century Germany, remains one of history's most enigmatic protagonists. Born in 1890 in Mecklenburg, Germany, his path was shaped by the fires of political …
A portrait built from Jan Appel'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.
