patrick
henry bruce
A Legacy of Form and Heritage The story of Patrick Henry Bruce is one of profound transitions, where the weight of American lineage met the radical liberation of European modernism. Born in 1881 in Campbell County, Virginia, Bruce was a descendant of the legendary statesman …
A portrait built from patrick henry bruce'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.