Gustave
Courbet
The Life and Identity of Gustave Courbet Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet was born on June 10, 1819, in Ornans, France. He was the eldest child and only son of Régis and Sylvie Oudot Courbet. Growing up in the department of Doubs, his early years were …
A portrait built from Gustave Courbet's own colours
Every 100 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.