william
hahn
William Hahn (1829-1887): Capturing California’s Spirit Through Genre Painting William Hahn (born Carl Wilhelm Hahn; 7 January 1829 – 8 June 1887), was a German painter who achieved considerable renown in the United States for his evocative depictions of Californian life and landscapes. Born in …
A portrait built from william hahn's own colours
Every 6 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.
