Henry
Lamb
A Life Bridging Continents and Eras Henry Lamb, born in Adelaide, Australia, in 1883, was an artist whose life unfolded as a fascinating intersection of cultures and historical upheaval. The son of Sir Horace Lamb, a renowned mathematician, young Henry’s early years were steeped in …
A portrait built from Henry Lamb's own colours
Every 40 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.
