Matthijs
Maris
Matthijs Maris: Bridging Romanticism and Dreamlike Vision Matthijs Maris (1838-1917) stands as a singular figure in Dutch art history, an artist who stubbornly resisted categorization yet undeniably captivated audiences with his haunting landscapes and exquisitely rendered portraits. Born in The Hague, Maris’s early artistic ambitions …
A portrait built from Matthijs Maris'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.
