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richard
read senior

1765 — 1829 · Early Modern

Richard Read Senior: A Convict's Brushstrokes – Capturing the Soul of Australia Richard Read Senior, born in England around 1765, remains a fascinating figure in Australian art history—a testament to resilience and artistic vision forged amidst challenging circumstances. His life began humbly, shrouded in obscurity …

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richard read senior
The Palette Genome

A portrait built from richard read senior'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
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