william
bailey
A Pioneer of Color Field Abstraction: The Life and Art of William Bailey William Bailey (1930-2020) emerged as a significant, yet often understated, figure in the American art landscape of the mid-20th century. Born in the United States, Bailey dedicated his life to exploring the …
A portrait built from william bailey's own colours
Every 9 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.
