The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Adolf
Stäbli
1842
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1901
· 19th Century
Early Life, Family and Training Winterthur, Switzerland, serves as the starting point for Adolf Stäbli, born on 31 May 1842. His lineage is rooted in the craft of engraving; his father, Diethelm, hails from Brugg, Aargau. The path toward fine art begins early. At sixteen, …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Adolf Stäbli'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.
← Cool · Shadow
Warm · Earth
Gold · Light →
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Four-Colour Decomposition
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The Chromatic Knot
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.
Reading the Genome
The signature, in numbers
The Source Works
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.