“When I put on the glasses, I saw the warmth in my painting disappear.

“When I put on the glasses, I saw the warmth in my painting disappear. The image I was painting from kept its warm hues, yet mine, which appeared just as warm without glasses, changed to having a cooler ambience over the whole image, especially in the foreground.”

Sounds similar to the special green glasses Claude Monet used to wear after a cataract operation altered his vision. Look for "Roses Garden, 1922-1924" on this page for a comparison of the before and after paintings:
http://www.intermonet.com/colors/

H/T Carrie Brummer 
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/lovesick-cyborg/2015/01/14/artist-tests-color-blind-correction-glasses/#.VLfZ6yd2XKM

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