merlette
charles claude
Merlette Charles Claude: A Franco-Prussian War Painter of Dramatic Intensity Merlette Charles Claude (1845 – 1899) remains a compelling, if somewhat enigmatic, figure in 19th-century French art. His oeuvre is dominated by scenes of the Franco-Prussian War and intimate portraits, reflecting both a profound engagement …
A portrait built from merlette charles claude's own colours
Every 2 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.
