stephen
wickham
The Crucible of New York: Francis Bacon and the 1950s Francis Bacon’s journey into the heart of the 20th century was a collision of personal trauma, artistic obsession, and a profound engagement with the human condition. Born in Dublin in 1906, his early life was …
A portrait built from stephen wickham's own colours
Every 7 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.