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Anders
Ekman

1833 — 1855 · 19th Century

A Life Cut Short The life of Carl Andreas Ekman, often known as Anders Ekman, was a brief flash of talent that ended far too soon. Born on 30 March 1833, he grew up in a household shaped by faith, as his father served as …

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Anders Ekman
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Anders Ekman's own colours

Every 42 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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.

Four-Colour Decomposition
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The Chromatic Knot

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.

0° Red 90° Yellow 180° Cyan 270° Blue saturation →
Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers