Ferdinand
Hodler
The Architecture of Mortality Born in Bern, Switzerland, in 1853, Ferdinand Hodler’s early years were defined by a quiet, persistent grief. Before he reached adolescence, the tuberculosis that claimed his father and two younger brothers left a void in his household. This early encounter with …
A portrait built from Ferdinand Hodler's own colours
Every 100 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.