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augustine ribot
Theodule Auguste Ribot: A Quiet Master of Realism Theodule Auguste Ribot (1823 – 1891) stands as a testament to the understated brilliance of French realist painting during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Often overshadowed by his contemporaries like Courbet and Bonvin, Ribot’s meticulous …
A portrait built from theodule augustine ribot's own colours
Every 8 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.