Ricardo
Martínez
A Surreal Vision of the Mexican Landscape The art of Ricardo Martínez de Hoyos exists in a delicate space between reality and reverie, where the rugged textures of the Mexican landscape dissolve into dreamlike atmospheres. Born on October 28, 1918, in the vibrant heart of …
A portrait built from Ricardo Martínez's own colours
Every 3 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.