Kees
Maks
A Life Between Amsterdam and Paris Cornelis Johannes Maks, known to many as Kees Maks, lived a life that moved between the quiet streets of his native Amsterdam and the bustling energy of Paris. Born in 1876, he began his formal training at the Rijksakademie, …
A portrait built from Kees Maks's own colours
Every 8 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.