Edwin
Deakin
Edwin Deakin: Preserving California’s Romantic Vision Edwin Deakin (1838-1923) emerged from Sheffield, England, as a painter captivated by the burgeoning Californian landscape and imbued with an unwavering dedication to documenting its architectural heritage. His artistic journey spanned continents, culminating in a distinguished American career marked …
A portrait built from Edwin Deakin's own colours
Every 17 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.
