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Color and Art
Daltonism in painting
Article first published online: 27 DEC 2000
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6378(2001)26:1+<::AID-COL3>3.0.CO;2-9
Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Color Research & Application
Special Issue: The Proceedings of the International Colour Vision Society
Volume 26, Issue S1, pages S12–S16, 2001
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Lanthony, P. (2001), Daltonism in painting. Color Res. Appl., 26: S12–S16. doi: 10.1002/1520-6378(2001)26:1+<::AID-COL3>3.0.CO;2-9
Publication History
- Issue published online: 27 DEC 2000
- Article first published online: 27 DEC 2000
- Manuscript Accepted: 4 AUG 1999
- Manuscript Received: 27 JUL 1999
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Keywords:
- color blindness;
- color vision;
- daltonism;
- painting
Abstract
This paper is an historical overview of the influence of colour blindness in painting. The first part is a study of the ways of painting of daltonic subjects, which may be monochromatic, bicoloured, or polychromatic. The second part is an inquiry into colour blindness in art before Dalton, with necessarily hypothetical results, and after Dalton, when diagnoses were more easily made. The number of colour-blind artists in the history of art is probably larger than usually assumed, but it is not possible to demonstrate daltonism simply by looking at an artist's pictures. The necessity of historical study is emphasized. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Col Res Appl, 26, S12–S16, 2001