Friedrich
Preller the Elder
The Life of Friedrich Preller the Elder Friedrich Preller the Elder was a German landscape painter and etcher whose life was deeply connected to the cultural centers of his time. Born on 25 April 1804 in Eisenach, he grew up in a region that would …
A portrait built from Friedrich Preller the Elder's own colours
Every 13 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.