Lucien
Whiting Powell
Early Life and Education Born: December 13, 1846, near Upperville, Virginia Family Background: Great-grandson of a U.S. Congressman and founder of Middleburg, Virginia. Military Service: Served with the Confederate Army (1863–65) as a wagoneer. Formal Training: Studied with Thomas Moran at the Pennsylvania Academy of …
A portrait built from Lucien Whiting Powell's own colours
Every 1 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.
