Thomas
Hovenden
A Life Forged in Tragedy, Illuminated by Realism Thomas Hovenden’s story is one of resilience and artistic dedication born from profound hardship. Born on December 28, 1840, in the small Irish town of Dunmanway, County Cork, his early years were irrevocably marked by the devastation …
A portrait built from Thomas Hovenden'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.
