Ben
Cunningham
Ben Cunningham (1904-1975): Pioneer of Geometric Abstraction and Nevada’s Artistic Legacy Benjamin Frazier Cunningham, born February 10, 1904, in Louisville, Kentucky, was an American artist who profoundly impacted the landscape of modern art through his distinctive approach to geometric abstraction and monumental murals. His career …
A portrait built from Ben Cunningham'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.