joseph
pighills
A Quiet Master of British Realism: The Life and Work of Joseph Pighills Joseph Pighills, a name perhaps less celebrated than some of his Victorian contemporaries, nevertheless occupies a significant place in the pantheon of British realist painters. Born in 1843, Pighills dedicated his life …
A portrait built from joseph pighills's own colours
Every 3 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.
