The Masters · Chromatic Profile
John
Olson Hammerstad
1842
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1925
· 19th Century
Early Life & Artistic Training John Olsen Hammerstad was born in Kristiansund, Norway, on April 19, 1842, the son of Ole Hammerstad and Magdalena Schei Hammerstad. His formative years were spent amidst the rugged beauty of Møre og Romsdal County, shaping his lifelong fascination with …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from John Olson Hammerstad's own colours
Every 15 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.