Thomas
Cole
A Pioneer of American Landscape Painting Thomas Cole, a name inextricably linked to the birth of distinctly American art, stands as a pivotal figure in 19th-century painting. Born in Bolton le Moors, Lancashire, England, in 1801, his early life offered little indication of the profound …
A portrait built from Thomas Cole's own colours
Every 100 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.
