charles
gray kennaway
the elusive painter charles gray kennaway, a painter of considerable skill, has left an indelible mark on the art world, despite his life being enveloped in a veil of mystery. born in 1860 and passing into obscurity by 1925, kennaway's existence is a testament to …
A portrait built from charles gray kennaway's own colours
Every 11 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.
