Charles Frederick Goldie — Palette Genome

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Charles
Frederick Goldie

1870 — 1947 · Modern

Early Life and Training Born: Auckland, New Zealand (October 20, 1870) Died: 1947 Family Background: Charles Frederick Goldie was born into a prominent Aucklander family. His maternal grandfather, Charles Frederick Partington, built the iconic Auckland Windmill. His father, David Goldie, was a successful timber merchant …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Charles Frederick Goldie's own colours

Every 43 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.

CharlesFrederick Goldie

A portrait built from Charles Frederick Goldie's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Frederick Goldie