John
Ferguson Weir
A Legacy Forged in Fire and Light: The Life and Art of John Ferguson Weir John Ferguson Weir, born at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1841, was a figure deeply embedded within the artistic currents of 19th-century America. His life unfolded …
A portrait built from John Ferguson Weir's own colours
Every 5 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.
