johann jakob heuscher — Palette Genome

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jakob heuscher

1843 — 1901 · 19th Century

A Quiet Master of Swiss Craft: The Life and Work of Johann Jakob Heuscher Johann Jakob Heuscher, born in the idyllic village of Herisau, Switzerland, in 1843, remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in the landscape of 19th-century art. While not widely celebrated during his lifetime, …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from johann jakob heuscher's own colours

Every 1 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.

johannjakob heuscher

A portrait built from johann jakob heuscher's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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