The Masters · Chromatic Profile
James
P. Smith
1803
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1888
· 19th Century
James Presley Smith: A Life in Portraiture James Presley Smith (also known as James P. Smith), born around 1803 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in 1888 in the same city, was an American artist specializing in portraiture and miniature painting. He flourished during the 19th …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from James P. Smith's own colours
Every 2 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.