Hans
Hillmann
early life and career hans hillmann was born in prenzlau, germany, in 1867. he was an officer in the imperial german army during world war i and was accused of plotting sabotage against the welland canal in canada. he was indicted with franz von papen …
A portrait built from Hans Hillmann's own colours
Every 10 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.