william
geddes
William Geddes: A Victorian Painter of Scottish Life William Geddes (1841-1884) emerges from the vibrant, yet often overlooked, landscape of 19th-century Scottish art. More than simply a painter of picturesque scenes, Geddes was a keen observer of his time, capturing not just the beauty of …
A portrait built from william geddes's own colours
Every 4 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.
