John
James Audubon
Early Life, Family and Training The origins of John James Audubon are rooted in the volatile landscape of Saint-Domingue, modern-day Haiti. Born Jean-Jacques Rabin on April 26, 1785, his arrival was marked by the complex social hierarchies of the Caribbean. He was the son of …
A portrait built from John James Audubon's own colours
Every 100 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.