bouhot
etienne
Étienne Bouhot: A Parisian Observer Étienne Bouhot (1780-1862) was a French Romantic painter whose meticulous depictions of 19th-century Paris offer a remarkably intimate glimpse into the city’s evolving architecture and daily life. Born in Bard-lès-Époisses, he initially pursued a career as an art teacher before …
A portrait built from bouhot etienne'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.
