alexander
austen
A Life Subtly Rendered: The World of Alexander Austen Alexander Austen, born in Lambeth, London in 1859, remains a figure shrouded in a gentle obscurity—a painter whose works speak volumes while his personal narrative whispers. He was the son of William Austin and Mary Ann …
A portrait built from alexander austen'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.
