Lynd
Ward
A Life Etched in Wood: The Story of Lynd Ward Lynd Kendall Ward, born in Chicago in 1905, was an artist whose vision extended far beyond the canvas or sculpture garden. He wasn’t merely a creator of images; he was a visual storyteller, a chronicler …
A portrait built from Lynd Ward's own colours
Every 48 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.
