The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Johan
Knutson
1816
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1899
· 19th Century
A Life Between Two Lands Born in the quiet landscape of Allerum, Sweden, on September 28, 1816, Johan Knutson was an artist whose soul belonged as much to the Finnish wilderness as to his Swedish roots. His journey into the heart of fine art began …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Johan Knutson's own colours
Every 41 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.