Grace
Hartigan
A Restless Spirit: The Life and Art of Grace Hartigan Grace Hartigan, born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1922, was a pivotal figure in the evolution of American art during the mid-20th century. Her journey as an artist wasn’t one of predictable progression but rather …
A portrait built from Grace Hartigan's own colours
Every 9 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.
