The Masters · Chromatic Profile

Gabrielle
Bonheur Chanel

1883 — 1971 · Modern

The Architect of Modern Elegance The story of Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, known to the world as Coco Chanel, is one of the most profound transformations in the history of modern aesthetics. Born in 1883 in the quiet town of Saumur, France, her beginnings were far …

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Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel'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.

← 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.

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Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers