charles
d' agar
life and artistic pursuits charles d' agar, a painter shrouded in mystery, has left an indelible mark on the art world with his works, now mostly confined to the realms of art historical archives. born in 1669 and passing into obscurity by 1723, d' agar's …
A portrait built from charles d' agar's own colours
Every 4 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.
