Rita
Angus
A Pioneering Vision: The Life and Art of Rita Angus Rita Angus, a name synonymous with bold vision and uncompromising artistic expression, remains one of the most significant figures in New Zealand’s 20th-century art landscape. Born on March 12, 1908, in Hastings, her life unfolded …
A portrait built from Rita Angus's own colours
Every 3 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.
