pierre louis pierson — Palette Genome

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pierre
louis pierson

1822 — 1913 · 19th Century

early life and career pierre louis pierson, a french photographer and portraitist, was born in hinckange, france in 1822. his life's work would take him to the center of paris, where his studio at 5, boulevard des capucines, would become a hub for capturing the …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from pierre louis pierson's own colours

Every 2 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.

pierrelouis pierson

A portrait built from pierre louis pierson's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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