Christian
François Bouche-Villeneuve
A Phantom of the Image: The Enigmatic Life and Work of Chris Marker Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve, a name often eclipsed by his adopted persona, Chris Marker, remains one of the most profoundly influential yet deliberately elusive figures in 20th and 21st century art. Born in …
A portrait built from Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve's own colours
Every 1 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.
