william
hughes
William Hughes (1842 – 1901): A Painter of Quiet Landscapes William Hughes was a British landscape artist born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1842. Though his life remains relatively obscure compared to some contemporaries, his distinctive style—characterized by meticulous detail and an understated palette—has secured him …
A portrait built from william hughes'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.
