The Masters · Chromatic Profile
William
Baker
1864
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1929
· 19th Century
The Life of William Baker To look at the history of New Zealand painting is to encounter the specific, grounded presence of William Baker. Born in Wellington in 1864, he operated within a distinct period of the country's developing visual identity. He was not a …
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The Palette Genome
A portrait built from William Baker'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.