Paul
Sample
The Quiet Observer of New England: The Life and Legacy of Paul Sample To wander through the canvases of Paul Sample is to step into a mid-twentieth-century America that feels both intimately familiar and hauntingly nostalgic. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 14, 1896, Sample’s …
A portrait built from Paul Sample's own colours
Every 8 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.