Lygia
Pape
Early Life and Education Born: April 7, 1927, Nova Friburgo, Brazil Died: May 3, 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Studied philosophy at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Received informal training in fine arts and studied with Fayga Ostrower at the Museu de …
A portrait built from Lygia Pape's own colours
Every 2 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.
