Anton
von Werner
Early Life and Education Born: Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, May 9, 1843 Died: Berlin, Germany, January 4, 1915 Family Background: Son of a carpenter; his family was ennobled in 1701. Early Training: Began an apprenticeship as a decorative painter in 1857. Formal Education: Studied at the …
A portrait built from Anton von Werner's own colours
Every 46 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.
