Eugène
Boudin
Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Eugène Louis Boudin, born in the coastal town of Honfleur, France, in 1824, possessed a destiny inextricably linked to the sea. His father, a harbor pilot, instilled within him an early appreciation for the ever-changing moods and captivating beauty of …
A portrait built from Eugène Boudin's own colours
Every 100 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.
