The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Hans
Purrmann
1880
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1966
· Modern
Early Life and Artistic Training Hans Purrmann entered the world on 10 April 1880, in the German town of Speyer. His early years in this birthplace provided the foundation for a life dedicated to the visual arts. Before he ever sought the formal instruction of …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Hans Purrmann's own colours
Every 14 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.