Sennelier Dry Pigments sennelier-dry-pigment-alizarin-red-lake-60-g-jar/

Description At the end of the nineteenth century when Gustave Sennelier started developing oil colors for his artist customers who would eventually include Czanne Gauguin and Picasso he recognized the need for producing paints that only contained the highestquality pigments In order to craft superior colors he verified that the origins of the pigments were from selected traditional sources at the same time precisely identifying their chemical characteristics His great respect for these materials not only ensured the permanence of works created with his paints but also assured the production of an increasing array of unique colors of unsurpassed beauty and quality Since that time some pigments have disappeared because their natural resources have been depleted and others have been restricted due to their toxicity However the companys recent research and innovations have resulted in a wide variety of synthetic pigments that perfectly match the performance of ancient mineral pigments such as Lapis Lazuli and Cinnabar Sennelier still mines the Earth for minerals and other natural elements from traditional sources pigments like clays and iron oxides used in ochres and the preparation of burnt earth colors from calcified soil Sennelier keeps a watchful eye on the pigments selected for its lines of extrafine oils oil sticks watercolors soft pastels and oil pastels These very same pure pigments are now available to artists wishing to master the preparation of their own colors