Willem de Kooning — Palette Genome

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Willem
de Kooning

1904 — 1997 · Modern

A Life Forged in Abstraction Willem de Kooning, a name synonymous with the raw energy and emotional depth of Abstract Expressionism, was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 1904. His early life was marked by a familial split – his parents divorced when he was young …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Willem de Kooning's own colours

Every 51 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.

Willemde Kooning

A portrait built from Willem de Kooning's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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Willem
de Kooning