Franz
Ehrlich
early life and education franz ehrlich, a renowned german architect, calligrapher, and graphic designer, was born in 1907. his formative years were marked by an innate inclination towards the arts, which led him to enroll at the bauhaus in dessau from 1927 to 1930. this …
A portrait built from Franz Ehrlich's own colours
Every 89 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.
