Frank Weston Benson — Palette Genome

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Frank
Weston Benson

1862 — 1951 · 19th Century

early life and education frank weston benson, an american artist from salem, massachusetts, was born on march 24, 1862. his early life was marked by a deep appreciation for the sea, inherited from his grandfather, captain samuel benson. this fondness for the ocean would later …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Frank Weston Benson's own colours

Every 45 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.

FrankWeston Benson

A portrait built from Frank Weston Benson's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Weston Benson