john
wainwright
A Birmingham Bloom: The Life and Art of John Wainwright John Wainwright, active between 1845 and 1873, remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in the landscape of Victorian painting. While his life details are sparsely documented, his delicate still lifes—particularly those featuring lush floral arrangements—offer a …
A portrait built from john wainwright'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.
