William
Hudson Jr.
William Hudson Jr.: A Portraitist of the American Soul Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1787, William Hudson Jr. emerged from a lineage steeped in both Italian heritage and American practicality. His maternal grandfather hailed from Carlentini, Sicily – a region known for its artistic traditions …
A portrait built from William Hudson Jr.'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.
