hugo
robus
The Sculptural Lyricism of Hugo Robus In the grand tapestry of twentieth-century American art, few figures possess the quiet, transformative power of Hugo Robus. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1885, Robus embarked on a creative odyssey that would see him traverse the boundaries between the …
A portrait built from hugo robus's own colours
Every 17 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.