The Masters · Chromatic Profile
Talbert
Mclean
1906
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1992
· Modern
Talbert McLean: A Quiet Revolution in Scottish Abstraction Talbert McLean (1906-1992) remains a curiously overlooked figure within the broader narrative of 20th-century British art, despite producing a body of work that is both strikingly original and deeply resonant. Born in Dundee, Scotland, into a family …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from Talbert Mclean's own colours
Every 7 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.