Johan
Fredrik Höckert
A Life Shaped by Light and History Born in Jönköping, Sweden, on 26 August 1826, Johan Fredrik Höckert grew up with a natural inclination toward the visual arts. His early talent was recognized by his teacher, J. J. Ringdahl, who saw something special in the …
A portrait built from Johan Fredrik Höckert's own colours
Every 10 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.