joseph
wood
Joseph Wood: A Portraitist of American Icons Born in the nascent years of the late 18th century, Joseph Wood’s life and career unfolded against a backdrop of burgeoning American identity. While precise details of his early upbringing remain somewhat elusive – he was abandoned as …
A portrait built from joseph wood'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.
