Balraj
Khanna
Balraj Khanna (1939–2024): A Pioneer of Color Field Painting Balraj Khanna, born October 3rd, 1939 in Jhang, Punjab, India, was a multifaceted artist whose life spanned from witnessing the tumultuous Partition of India to establishing himself as a prominent figure in British art. His formative …
A portrait built from Balraj Khanna's own colours
Every 10 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.