Graham Vivian Sutherland — Palette Genome

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Graham
Vivian Sutherland

1903 — 1980 · Modern

The Visionary Landscapes of Graham Vivian Sutherland Graham Vivian Sutherland, a titan of British Modernism, possessed the rare ability to transform the familiar contours of the natural world into something profoundly unsettling and deeply spiritual. Born in Streatham, London, in 1903, Sutherland’s journey was one …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Graham Vivian Sutherland's own colours

Every 37 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.

GrahamVivian Sutherland

A portrait built from Graham Vivian Sutherland's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Graham
Vivian Sutherland