adolf
hölzel
Biography of Adolf Hölzel Adolf Richard Hölzel (May 13, 1853 – October 17, 1934) was a German painter who stands as a pivotal figure in the realm of Expressionism and represents an early adopter of abstract art principles. His artistic journey commenced with realism but …
A portrait built from adolf hölzel's own colours
Every 1 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.