William
Keith
William Keith (1838–1911): A Visionary of California Landscape William Keith, born November 18, 1838, in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was a painter whose life unfolded against the backdrop of America’s burgeoning West Coast. His artistic journey began with a grounding in traditional engraving techniques but swiftly …
A portrait built from William Keith's own colours
Every 6 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.
