The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Jean
Philippe Arthur Dubuffet
1901
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1985
· Modern
Early Life, Family and Training Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet was born on July 31, 1901, in Le Havre, France. He was raised within the comfortable confines of the wealthy bourgeoisie, the son of wholesale wine merchants. This stable, prosperous upbringing provided a backdrop of material …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet's own colours
Every 100 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.