Elmer
Wachtel
Elmer Wachtel: A California Impressionist Early Life and Education Born: January 21, 1864, in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1882, Wachtel moved to California with his brother, settling in San Gabriel. He initially worked as a ranch hand and furniture store clerk while saving funds for art …
A portrait built from Elmer Wachtel's own colours
Every 14 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.
