Gao
Jianfu
The Visionary Architect of Modern Chinese Art In the turbulent landscape of early 20th-century China, where ancient traditions collided with the sweeping tides of global modernity, Gao Jianfu emerged as a transformative force. Born in 1879 in the vibrant city of Canton, within the Guangdong …
A portrait built from Gao Jianfu's own colours
Every 8 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.
