Simultaneous Contrast

Perspectives from The Artist's Road

Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople 1840 Eugène Delacroix

Michel-Eugène Chevreul should be an honored name in the hallowed halls of art and design schools the world over, but I’ll bet that many artists have never heard of him, or if they have, only in passing. This is a big omission of the man who, among his many scientific and medical accomplishments, helped to formalize and systematize the twin pillars of modern color theory—color complements and color constancy in his book, The Laws of Contrast of Colour.