Sally
Michel Avery
Sally Michel Avery: A Quiet Force in the Avery Style Sally Michel Avery (née Michel; July 27, 1902 – January 9, 2003) was an artist and illustrator whose life intertwined inextricably with that of her husband, Milton Avery. Born in Brooklyn, New York, a city …
A portrait built from Sally Michel Avery's own colours
Every 1 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.