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Max
Ragless

1901 — 1981 · Modern

The Maker of Many Forms Born in Edwardstown, Australia, in 1901, Maxwell Christopher Richard Ragless lived a life defined by a restless, practical intelligence. He was a man of many hands, moving between the roles of woolclasser, vineyard manager, and engineer. His early years were …

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Max Ragless
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from Max Ragless's own colours

Every 3 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