Fahrelnissa
Zeid
Early Life and Artistic Awakening Fahrelnissa Zeid, a name synonymous with abstract expressionism infused with Byzantine grandeur and Islamic motifs, was born into an aristocratic Ottoman family in 1901 in Istanbul, Turkey. Her lineage was steeped in political and artistic influence; her mother, Princess Fahrünissa …
A portrait built from Fahrelnissa Zeid'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.
