Willi
Baumeister
Willi Baumeister: A Pioneer of German Modernism Willi Baumeister, born in Stuttgart in 1889 and passing away in 1955, stands as a pivotal figure in the development of German modern art. More than simply a painter, he was a multifaceted artist—a scenic designer, an influential …
A portrait built from Willi Baumeister's own colours
Every 2 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.
