Ruth
Duckworth
A Journey Forged in Transition Born in the vibrant yet turbulent atmosphere of Hamburg, Germany, in 1919, Ruth Duckworth’s early life was defined by a profound sense of displacement and resilience. As the daughter of a Jewish father, the rising shadows of Nazi Germany necessitated …
A portrait built from Ruth Duckworth'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.
