The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Karl
Friedrich August Gutzlaff
1803
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1851
· 19th Century
The Genesis of a Global Voyager Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff, often recognized by his English name Charles Gutzlaff, began his life far from the vast maritime horizons he would eventually traverse. Born in Pritzwalk, Germany, in 1803, his early years were shaped by the disciplined …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Karl Friedrich August Gutzlaff'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.