jean
lurçat
The Weaver of Modernity: The Life and Legacy of Jean Lurçat In the grand tapestry of twentieth-century art, few figures loom as large or as textured as Jean Lurçat. Born in 1892 in the quiet town of Bruyères, France, Lurçat’s journey was one of profound …
A portrait built from jean lurçat's own colours
Every 5 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.
