Sir
Matthew Smith
early life and training sir matthew smith, a renowned british painter, was born on october 22, 1879, in halifax, yorkshire. he initially studied design at the manchester school of art and later attended the slade school of art in london. under the guidance of henri …
A portrait built from Sir Matthew Smith'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.