The Masters · Chromatic Profile

gustave
castan

1823 — 1892 · 19th Century

Gustave Castan: A Master of Alpine Light and the Soul of Switzerland Born in Geneva in 1823, Gustave Eugène Castan’s life was inextricably linked to the dramatic landscapes of his native Switzerland. More than simply a painter of mountains and valleys, Castan sought to capture …

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gustave castan
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from gustave castan'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.

← Cool · Shadow Warm · Earth Gold · Light →

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

Four-Colour Decomposition
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