John
Somerset Murray
The Visionary Lens of John Somerset Murray In the annals of British photography, few figures possess the quiet, structural elegance found in the work of John Somerset Murray. Born in 1904 into a lineage deeply embedded in the photographic arts, Murray was destined to view …
A portrait built from John Somerset Murray'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.
