peter
reyner banham
peter reyner banham was an english architectural critic and writer. he was born in norwich, england in 1922. he studied at the courtauld institute of art in london and gained a degree in engineering from bristol aircraft during the second world war. he was known …
A portrait built from peter reyner banham'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.
