john
f francis
The Quiet Mastery of John F. Francis In the vibrant and often boisterous landscape of nineteenth-century American art, there existed a corner of profound stillness and delicate beauty, inhabited by the masterful hand of John F. Francis. Born in Philadelphia on August 13, 1808, to …
A portrait built from john f francis'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.
