smith,
hamilton sutton
Early Life and Education Hamilton Sutton Smith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1857, embarked on a life path that defied easy categorization. The third of six children—and the sole son—of John J. and Georgianna Smith, his early years offered little indication of the artistic pursuits …
A portrait built from smith, hamilton sutton's own colours
Every 24 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.
