george bucher ayres — Palette Genome

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george
bucher ayres

1829 — 1905 · 19th Century

george bucher ayres was an american photographer, historian, newspaper editor, author, and musical instructor. he is famous for purchasing the glass negatives of alexander hesler's photographs of abraham lincoln, which he safeguarded from almost certain destruction in the great chicago fire of 1871. early life …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from george bucher ayres'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.

georgebucher ayres

A portrait built from george bucher ayres's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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george
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