Maurice
Leloir
A Legacy of Detail: The Life and Art of Maurice Leloir Maurice Leloir, born in Paris in 1853, emerged from a lineage steeped in artistic tradition—a heritage that profoundly shaped his meticulous approach to painting and illustration. His father, Auguste Leloir, was a painter himself, …
A portrait built from Maurice Leloir's own colours
Every 7 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.
