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Lucien
Whiting Powell

1846 — 1930 · 19th Century

Early Life and Education Born: December 13, 1846, near Upperville, Virginia Family Background: Great-grandson of a U.S. Congressman and founder of Middleburg, Virginia. Military Service: Served with the Confederate Army (1863–65) as a wagoneer. Formal Training: Studied with Thomas Moran at the Pennsylvania Academy of …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Lucien Whiting Powell'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.

← 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.

Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers

The Source Works

Where the colour came from

Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.

Lucien
Whiting Powell

A portrait built from Lucien Whiting Powell's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

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A portrait built from Lucien Whiting Powell's own colours

Every painting, placed on the hue wheel

The signature, in numbers

Where the colour came from

Lucien
Whiting Powell