Auguste
de Forbin
Auguste de Forbin: A Painter Caught Between Romantic Idealism and Napoleonic Pragmatism Auguste de Forbin (1777 – 1841) stands as a fascinating figure in French art history, embodying the complexities of his era—a period marked by turbulent political upheaval and burgeoning artistic innovation. Born into …
A portrait built from Auguste de Forbin's own colours
Every 6 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.
