The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Ferdinand
Hodler
1853
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1918
· 19th Century
A Life Etched in Symbolism: The World of Ferdinand Hodler Ferdinand Hodler, a name intrinsically linked to the landscape of Swiss painting and the potent language of symbolism, rose from modest beginnings to become one of the most significant artists of the late 19th and …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Ferdinand Hodler's own colours
Every 100 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.