cuthbert edmund swan — Palette Genome

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cuthbert
edmund swan

1870 — 1931 · Modern

Cuthbert Edmund Swan (1870 - 1931): A Pioneer of Zoological Art Cuthbert Edmund Swan was born in Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny, Ireland, on June 26th, 1870. He descended from a family steeped in artistic tradition; his father, John Macallan Swan, R.A., was himself a celebrated painter …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from cuthbert edmund swan'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.

cuthbertedmund swan

A portrait built from cuthbert edmund swan's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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