Johann
Philipp Eduard Gaertner
A Chronicler of Prussian Grandeur: The Life and Art of Johann Philipp Eduard Gaertner Johann Philipp Eduard Gaertner, born in Berlin in 1801, occupies a unique niche in the annals of 19th-century German painting. He wasn’t driven by grand historical narratives or romanticized landscapes, but …
A portrait built from Johann Philipp Eduard Gaertner's own colours
Every 18 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.
