The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Benjamin
Nelson
1874
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1922
· Modern
The Life and Work of Benjamin Nelson Benjamin Nelson was a painter who lived from 1874 to 1922. His artistic legacy is preserved through specific portraiture, most notably his 1910 oil painting titled Charles Holden. This work is held within the collection of the National …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Benjamin Nelson's own colours
Every 1 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.