alan
crane
Alan Crane: Weaver of Light and Shadow in the American West Alan Crane, a name perhaps less familiar than some of his contemporaries, nevertheless holds a significant place within the landscape of 20th-century American art. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1901, Crane’s artistic journey …
A portrait built from alan crane's own colours
Every 7 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.
