gaston bouy — Palette Genome

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gaston
bouy

1866 — 1946 · 19th Century

Gaston Bouy: Elegance and Pastel Perfection Henri-Gaston-Jules-Louis Bouy (2 September 1866 – November 1943), known as Gaston Bouy, was a French artist who carved out a distinctive niche in the late nineteenth century’s art landscape. Primarily celebrated for his masterful pastel portraits—particularly depictions of women—Bouy …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from gaston bouy'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.

gastonbouy

A portrait built from gaston bouy's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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bouy