george
augustus baker, jr.
A Legacy Carved in Ivory In the bustling heart of nineteenth-century New York, a young artist was already tracing the delicate contours of destiny. George Augustus Baker Jr., born in 1821, did not merely stumble into the world of fine art; he was born into …
A portrait built from george augustus baker, jr.'s own colours
Every 3 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.
