Sennelier Artist Watercolour Half Pan – Cobalt Violet Deep Hue 913

Sennelier has made artists’ colours in Paris since 1887, when Gustave Sennelier opened his shop on the Quai Voltaire, across the Seine from the Louvre. The family firm supplied painters such as Cézanne and Gauguin, and its colours are still prized for their intensity and depth. Its artists’ watercolour, l’Aquarelle, is made with honey added to the traditional gum arabic binder.

The honey keeps the colour moist and quick to re-wet, gives washes a remarkable luminosity, and helps the paint flow and spread smoothly across the paper. The palette of 98 colours is graded into series by pigment and includes Sennelier specialities such as Blue Sennelier, Yellow Sophie and a set of iridescent shades.

Half pans are the classic format for travel tins and sketching boxes. Use them to build a personalised palette, or to replace favourite colours in an existing set.

Key features

• Artists’ watercolour with honey in the binder
• Bright, luminous colour that re-wets easily
• Smooth, even flow for washes and glazes
• 98-colour palette graded by series
• Half pans to refill tins and build your own palette

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