Louis
Gauffier
A Life Painted in Shadows and Sunlight The life of Louis Gauffier was a poignant tapestry woven from the threads of classical grandeur and the turbulent realities of a continent in upheaval. Born in 1762 in the quiet French city of Poitiers, Gauffier’s early years …
A portrait built from Louis Gauffier's own colours
Every 5 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.
