Kees
van Waning
Early Life, Family and Training The Hague, 26 July 1861. Kees van Waning enters the world in the Netherlands, a setting that would define the boundaries of his creative life. His early years are shaped by the rigorous instruction of several mentors. He studies under …
A portrait built from Kees van Waning'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.