john
fairbairn fannen
A Life Depicted on Canvas: The Maritime World of John Fairbairn Fannen John Fairbairn Fannen, born in London in 1847 and passing away in 1904, was a British artist whose name resonates with the evocative power of marine painting. While not as widely celebrated as …
A portrait built from john fairbairn fannen's own colours
Every 16 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.