oscar
gustave rejlander
early life and career oscar gustave rejlander, a swedish photographer, was born on october 19, 1813, in stockholm, sweden. he was the son of carl gustaf rejlander, a stonemason and swedish army officer. during his youth, his family moved to the swedish-speaking community in rauma, …
A portrait built from oscar gustave rejlander'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.