Mary
Vaux Walcott
Early Life, Family and Training In the quiet, structured atmosphere of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mary Vaux Walcott entered a world shaped by the values of a prominent Quaker family. Born on July 31, 1860, her early years were marked by a sense of intellectual curiosity and …
A portrait built from Mary Vaux Walcott's own colours
Every 100 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.