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Anna
Sahlsten

1859 — 1931 · 19th Century

Early Life, Family and Training Anna Sahlsten was born on 22 September 1859 in Iisalmi. Her upbringing was shaped by her parents, Clas Vilhelm Sahlstén, who worked as a Chamber Counselor and writer, and Edla Elisabeth Heinricius. When she was eight years old, the family …

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Anna Sahlsten
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Anna Sahlsten's own colours

Every 12 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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition
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The Chromatic Knot

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.

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Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers