peter
ilsted
Peter Ilsted (1861–1933): The Quietude of Domestic Space Peter Vilhelm Ilsted was born in Sakskøbing, Denmark, on February 14th, 1861. He descended from a wealthy merchant family—a circumstance that afforded him considerable freedom to pursue his artistic inclinations from an early age. His formative years …
A portrait built from peter ilsted'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.
