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Abel Hold: A Yorkshire Painter of Nature’s Soul Abel Hold (1815-1896), a largely unsung figure of 19th-century British art, possessed a remarkable talent for capturing the essence of the natural world. Born in Alverthorpe, a small village near Wakefield, Yorkshire, his artistic journey began not …
A portrait built from abel hold'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.
