Bernard
Hoffman
The Soul of the American West: The Life and Legacy of Bernard Hoffman Emerging from the quietude of the American wilderness, Bernard Hoffman (1913–1979) carved a unique space in the landscape of twentieth-century art. A self-taught master, Hoffman did not seek the frantic energy of …
A portrait built from Bernard Hoffman'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.