jan
appel
early life and activism jan appel, also known as jan voss, was a german revolutionary born in bremen, germany in 1890. his early life was marked by activism, joining the spd in 1908. appel's involvement in the german revolution of 1918 led to his prominence …
A portrait built from jan appel's own colours
Every 1 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.
