martin
battersby
A Master of Illusion: The Life and Art of Martin Battersby George Martin Battersby (1914-1982) was a uniquely gifted British artist whose career spanned the worlds of theatre, interior design, and fine art. Though perhaps not a household name, his influence resonated through mid-century Britain …
A portrait built from martin battersby's own colours
Every 4 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.