george
douglas haig
George Douglas Haig: A Border Painter Forged in War George Douglas Haig (1918-2009) remains a quietly compelling figure in British art, an artist whose serene landscapes of the Scottish Borders, Italy, and Venice belie a life profoundly shaped by wartime experience. Born into privilege – …
A portrait built from george douglas haig's own colours
Every 14 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.