william
gowe ferguson
A Life Amongst Stillness: The World of William Gowe Ferguson William Gouw (or Gow, or Gowe) Ferguson remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in the landscape of 17th-century art, yet his quiet mastery of still life painting secured him a respected place amongst his contemporaries. Born …
A portrait built from william gowe ferguson's own colours
Every 4 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.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
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.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.