Dirk
Jacobs Ploegsma
A Prodigy of the Northern ProvincesThe history of art is often defined by the enduring legacies of masters who lived long, prolific lives, yet there is a profound and haunting beauty found in the works of those whose light was extinguished far too soon. Dirk …
A portrait built from Dirk Jacobs Ploegsma'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.