jan
matulka
The Alchemist of Color: The Life and Legacy of Jan Matulka Jan Matulka stands as a luminous bridge between the deep-rooted traditions of European Bohemia and the experimental frontiers of American Modernism. Born in 1890 in Vlachovo Březí, within the then-Austro-Hungarian territory of Bohemia, his …
A portrait built from jan matulka's own colours
Every 15 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.
