The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Niki
de Saint Phalle
1930
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2002
· Modern
A Life Forged in Fire: The Bold Vision of Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle, born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle on October 29, 1930, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, was an artist who defied categorization. Her life, marked by both privilege and trauma, …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Niki de Saint Phalle's own colours
Every 36 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.