hikmet
onat
early life and education hikmet onat was born in istanbul, turkey in 1882. he graduated from the heybeliada naval school in 1903 and enrolled in the school of fine arts in 1905. this educational background laid the foundation for his future career as a painter. …
A portrait built from hikmet onat's own colours
Every 1 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.
