Robert
Harris
A Life in Portraiture Born in Caerhun, United Kingdom, Robert Harris moved to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in 1856. His early interest in art was nurtured by his mother, leading him to sketch images from magazines to practice his drawing. Seeking formal instruction, he traveled …
A portrait built from Robert Harris's own colours
Every 15 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.