Eelke
Jelles Eelkema
Eelke Jelles Eelkema: Life and Art Early Life and Education Eelke Jelles Eelkema was born on July 8, 1788, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, the son of a merchant. A pivotal moment in his young life occurred at age seven when he contracted an illness that resulted …
A portrait built from Eelke Jelles Eelkema's own colours
Every 2 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.