james
whitehorne
A Life Dedicated to Portraiture and Principle James Whitehorne, born in New York City in 1803, emerged as a significant figure within the American art landscape of the 19th century. While not achieving the widespread renown of some contemporaries, his dedication to portraiture—and more profoundly, …
A portrait built from james whitehorne'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.
