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reuben
moulthrop

1763 — 1814 · Early Modern

A Pioneer of American Likeness: The Life and Art of Reuben Moulthrop Reuben Moulthrop (1763–1814) occupies a fascinating, somewhat elusive position in the early landscape of American art. Born in East Haven, Connecticut, at the cusp of a nation forging its identity, he wasn’t merely …

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The Palette Genome

A portrait built from reuben moulthrop'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.

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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.

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Reading the Genome

The signature, in numbers