Félix
Nadar
Félix Nadar: A Pioneer of Photography Early Life and Beginnings Born: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon on April 5, 1820, in Paris (though some sources suggest Lyon). His father, Victor Tournachon, was a printer and bookseller. Initially studied medicine but abandoned it due to financial constraints after his …
A portrait built from Félix Nadar'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.
