The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Alexander
Christie
1901
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1946
· Modern
The Soul of the Canvas: The Life and Legacy of Alexander Christie To wander through the annals of Scottish art history is to encounter the evocative presence of Alexander Christie, an artist whose brush captured the very essence of a changing era. Born in Aberdeen …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Alexander Christie's own colours
Every 17 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.