richard
hamilton
Early Life and Artistic Foundations Richard Hamilton, born in Pimlico, London, in 1922, emerged from a working-class background with an innate artistic sensibility. From a young age, drawing captivated him, serving as an early outlet for his burgeoning creativity. His formal training began at the …
A portrait built from richard hamilton's own colours
Every 29 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.
