Edward
Bawden
Edward Bawden: A Life in Art Born: March 10, 1903, Braintree, Essex, England Died: November 21, 1989 Nationality: English Known for: Painting, Illustration, Graphic Art, Prints, Book Covers, Posters, Garden Metalwork Furniture Early Life and Education Bawden's early life was shaped by a solitary childhood …
A portrait built from Edward Bawden's own colours
Every 2 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.