Jean-Paul Riopelle — Palette Genome

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Jean-Paul
Riopelle

1923 — 2002 · Modern

Jean-Paul Riopelle: A Life in Art Born: Montreal, Canada (1923) Died: 2002 Early Life and Education Riopelle began drawing lessons at the age of ten and continued through his teenage years. His parents fostered his artistic inclinations. He initially studied engineering, architecture, and photography at …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Jean-Paul Riopelle's own colours

Every 11 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.

Jean-PaulRiopelle

A portrait built from Jean-Paul Riopelle's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Jean-Paul
Riopelle