Severin
Rösen
Severin Roesen (1815 – After 1872): The Painter of Fruitful Abundance Severin Roesen remains an enigmatic figure in American art history, a German immigrant who achieved considerable renown for his captivating depictions of fruit and flower still lifes. Despite the scarcity of biographical details—primarily centered …
A portrait built from Severin Rösen's own colours
Every 26 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.
