Lydia
Field Emmet
A Life Painted in Grace: The World of Lydia Field Emmet Lydia Field Emmet, born in New Rochelle, New York, in 1866, emerged as a significant voice in American portraiture during an era defined by both societal transformation and artistic innovation. Descended from a family …
A portrait built from Lydia Field Emmet's own colours
Every 10 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.
