thomas
kirby
Thomas Kirby (1814 – 1886): A Pioneer of Railway Art Thomas Kirby, born in Cherbourg, Normandy, France, in 1814, emerged as a significant figure in the burgeoning field of railway art during the Victorian era. His artistic journey began with an apprenticeship under Jean-François Millet, …
A portrait built from thomas kirby's own colours
Every 2 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.
