Maxwell
Ashby Armfield
The Luminous Legacy of Maxwell Ashby Armfield In the tapestry of the British Arts and Crafts movement, few threads shine with as much delicate brilliance as those woven by Maxwell Ashby Armfield. Born in 1881 to a Quaker family in the quiet surroundings of Ringwood, …
A portrait built from Maxwell Ashby Armfield's own colours
Every 9 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.
