John
Anster Fitzgerald
John Anster Fitzgerald: Weaver of Victorian Nightmares John Anster Christian Fitzgerald (1819 – 1906) remains a profoundly enigmatic figure in the history of art, a Victorian era fairy painter whose work defies easy categorization. Often dubbed “Fairy Fitzgerald,” he carved out a unique niche within …
A portrait built from John Anster Fitzgerald's own colours
Every 6 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.
