José
Clemente Orozco
José Clemente Orozco: The Poet of Suffering and the Architect of Mexican Muralism José Clemente Orozco (November 23, 1883 – September 7, 1949) stands as a towering figure in the annals of Mexican art history—a painter whose uncompromising vision and masterful technique cemented his place …
A portrait built from José Clemente Orozco's own colours
Every 53 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.