gerard
valcin
Gerard Valcin: A Visionary of Haitian Folklore Gerard Valcin (1924/25 – 1988) emerged from the impoverished landscape of Haiti as a self-taught painter who profoundly captured the spirit of Vodou and rural Haitian life. His artistic journey began in Port-au-Prince, where he honed his craft …
A portrait built from gerard valcin'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.
