Peter
Maxwell Davies
A Life Dedicated to Sound: The World of Peter Maxwell Davies Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, a name synonymous with innovation and daring in 20th and 21st-century British music, was more than just a composer; he was an architect of sound, a theatrical visionary, and a …
A portrait built from Peter Maxwell Davies's own colours
Every 4 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.
