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constable reeve
John Constable Reeve (1929 – 2020): A Suffolk Painter's Legacy John Constable Reeve, born at Valley Farm, Sproughton, Ipswich in 1929, was the son of Clarence Victor Reeve and Mabel Rose Wright. Their marriage took place in Ipswich in 1921, and he had a sister, …
A portrait built from john constable reeve's own colours
Every 18 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.
