The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Bessie
Potter Vonnoh
1872
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1955
· Modern
Early Life and Education Born: August 17, 1872, St. Louis, Missouri Died: March 8, 1955 Parents: Alexander and Mary McKenney Potter (Ohio natives) Early life marked by the death of her father in 1874. Family moved to Chicago in 1877. Showed an early interest in …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Bessie Potter Vonnoh's own colours
Every 4 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.