jan
sluyters
Jan Sluyters: A Dutch Surrealist Painter of Light and Emotion Johannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, born in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, in 1881, and passing away in Amsterdam in 1957, remains a captivating figure within the landscape of Dutch art. Often overlooked outside his native country, Sluijters …
A portrait built from jan sluyters's own colours
Every 4 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.
