Description

In 1949, Parisian painter Henri GOETZ approached Henri SENNELIER the famous artist materials manufacturer, about creating a wax colour stick for his friend Pablo PICASSO. Picasso, a long-time Sennelier customer and a frequent visitor to their store across the street from the Louvre museum, was looking for a medium that could be used freely on a variety of surfaces without fading or cracking. Their collaboration produced the incomparable SENNELIER oil pastels. Originally available in a palette of classic hues, the colour selection was expanded with the addition of metallic and iridescent hues.

Beyond these classic hues a selection of unique shades is available, and in particular a gradation of greys, required for a balanced palette. This evolution is the fruit of a long-standing collaboration with European and North American painters, who have worked with our company in developing an exceptional palette of shades.

The Sennelier oil pastel is a product that makes use of the components used in all Sennelier colours: top quality pigments, an extremely pure synthetic binding medium and mineral wax. The pigments are ground with an inert, non-siccative binding medium that does not oxidise and that has no effect upon either film stability or surface. This base is then mixed with wax (neutral pH). The balance of this mix provides Sennelier oil pastels with a unique unctuousness and a creamy texture that allows for a great deal of freedom in pictorial expression.

The Sennelier oil pastels possess an extraordinarily high pigment content, thus providing them with a high colouring and covering potential, excellent brightness and a high degree of light stability (with the exception of metallic and fluorescent shades). The remarkable properties of these components, along with their precise dosage, provide Sennelier oil pastels with unique properties, making the brand a world-recognised reference.

Set Contents:

Discovery Colours, Set of 6
Includes Black 023, Delft Blue 203, Green Medium 045, Lemon Yellow 019, Permanent Intense Red 220, and White 001.

Iridescence Colours, Set of 6
The set includes six iridescent colours in Aluminium 111, Rich Gold 114, Red Copper 115, Transparent Blue 123, Iridescent White 125, and Golden Pearl 132.

Introductory Colours, Set of 12
Includes White 001, Pale Blue 006, Lemon Yellow 019, Black 023, Yellow Ochre 026, Burnt Umber 034, Cinnabar Green Yellow 042, Green Medium 045, Mandarin 200, Delft Blue 203, Permanent Intense Red 220, and French Ultramarine Blue 237.

Assorted Colours, Set of 48
Includes White 001, Azure Blue 002, Pale Blue 006, Blue Gray 011, Yellow Gray 013, Reddish Brown Gray 015, Gray Green 016, Bright Yellow 018, Lemon Yellow 019, Yellow Deep 020, Naples Yellow 021, Black 050, Mandarin 200, Yellow Ochre 026, Red Light 029, Ruby Red 031, Venetian Red 032, Burnt Umber 034, Raw Umber 035, Raw Sienna 037, Barite Green 040, Cinnabar Green Yellow 042, Green Medium 045, Olive Green 046, Geranium Lake Light 202, Chinese Orange 090, Brown Madder 092, Mars Black 098, Delft Blue 203, Violet Ochre 209, Midnight Blue 211, Pine Green 213, Celadon Green 214, Parma Violet 216, Cobalt Violet Light 217, Celestial Blue 219, Permanent Intense Red 220, Phthalo Blue 222, Cold Gray 223, Medium Gray 224, Indian Blue 225, Royal Blue 227, Rose Ochre 230, Luminous Yellow 233, Permanent Green Light 234, French Ultramarine Blue 237, Red Brown 239, and Earth Brown 243.

Assorted Colours, Set of 72
Includes White 001, Azure Blue 002, Cobalt Blue 004, Pale Blue 006, Prussian Blue 007, Bordeaux 008, Blue Gray 011, Yellow Gray 013, Light Gray 014, Reddish Brown Gray 015, Gray Green 016, Bright Yellow 018, Lemon Yellow 019, Yellow Deep 020, Naples Yellow 021, Gold Yellow 022, Black 023, Flesh Ochre 025, Yellow Ochre 026, Purple 027, Red Light 029, Red Deep 030, Ruby Red 031, Venetian Red 032, Sepia 033, Burnt Umber 034, Raw Umber 035, Burnt Sienna 036, Raw Sienna 037, Vermilion 038, Barite Green 040, Cinnabar Green Yellow 042, Green Medium 045, Olive Green 046, Blue Violet 047, Green Yellow Light 072, Pale Pink Madder Lake 077, Indigo Light 080, Phthalo Green Light 086, Sap Green Light 088, Chinese Orange 090, Brown Madder 092, Payne’s Gray 096, Mars Black 098, Titanium Buff 099, Mandarin 200, Geranium Lake Light 202, Moss Green 205, Turquoise Blue 206, Ash Blue 207, Violet Ochre 209, Midnight Blue 211, Pine Green 213, Celadon Green 214, Parma Violet 216, Cobalt Violet Light 217, Celestial Blue 219, Permanent Intense Red 220, Phthalo Blue 222, Cold Gray 223, Medium Gray 224, Indian Blue 225, Royal Blue 227, Charcoal 228, Rose Ochre 230, Luminous Yellow 233, Permanent Green Light 234, Coral 236, French Ultramarine Blue 237, Orange Ochre 238, Red Brown 239, and Earth Brown 243.

Assorted Colours, Wood Box, Set of 50
Includes Black 023, White 001, Phthalo Blue 222, Midnight Blue 211, Azure Blue 002, Indian Blue 225, Delft Blue 203, French Ultramarine Blue 237, Prussian Blue 007, Royal Blue 227, Pale Blue 006, Parma Violet 216, Cobalt Violet Light 217, Geranium Lake Light 202, Permanent Intense Red 220, Ruby Red 031, Red Light 029, Mandarin 200, Bright Yellow 018, Yellow Deep 020, Naples Yellow 021, Lemon Yellow 019, Cinnabar Green Yellow 042, Green Medium 045, Permanent Green Light 234, Pine Green 213, Olive Green 046, Barite Green 040, Celestial Blue 219, Celadon Green 214, English Gray 229, Blue Gray 011, Gray Green 016, Yellow Gray 013, Reddish Brown Gray 015, Cold Gray 223, Medium Gray 224, Mars Black 098, Burnt Umber 034, Brown Madder 092, Venetian Red 032, Red Brown 239, Violet Ochre 209, Raw Umber 037, Earth Brown 243, Yellow Ochre 026, Raw Sienna 037, Luminous Yellow 233, Chinese Orange 090, and Rose Ochre 230.

Assorted Colours, Wood Box, Set of 120
Includes 221 Transparent Medium, 1 White, 21 Naples Yellow, 201 Nickel Yellow, 19 Lemon Yellow, 22 Gold Yellow, 74 Yellow Lake, 20 Yellow Deep, 18 Bright Yellow, 200 Mandarin, 38 Vermilion, 29 Red Light, 220 Permanent Intense Red, 30 Red Deep, 31 Ruby Red, 28 Pink, 202 Geranium Lake Light, 236 Coral, 77 Pale Pink Madder Lake, 27 Purple, 95 Cobalt Violet Light Hue, 209 Violet Ochre, 48 Red Violet, 217 Cobalt Violet Light, 76 Violet Alizarin Lake, 47 Blue Violet, 216 Parma Violet, 75 Blue Alizarin Lake, 7 Prussian Blue, 5 Ultramarine Blue, 237 French Ultramarine Blue, 4 Cobalt Blue, 203 Delft Blue, 227 Royal Blue, 225 Indian Blue, 6 Pale Blue, 207 Ash Blue, 229 English Grey, 222 Phthalo Blue, 226 Sky Blue, 84 Blue Chromium Green, 3 Cerulean Blue, 2 Azure Blue, 211 Midnight Blue, 206 Turquoise Blue, 219 Celestial Blue, 214 Celadon Green, 82 Bright Turquoise, 235 Charcoal Blue, 80 Indigo Light, 44 Viridian Green, 39 Chromium Green Deep, 87 Sap Green, 85 Chrome Green Medium, 213 Pine Green, 41 Cinnabar Green Deep, 218 Prussian Green, 43 Cobalt Green Light, 40 Barite Green, 88 Sap Green Light, 45 Green Medium, 234 Permanent Green Light, 42 Cinnabar Green Yellow, 72 Green Yellow Light, 205 Moss Green, 86 Phthalo Green Light, 46 Olive Green, 204 Cinnabar Yellow Brown, 94 Brown Pink, 210 Olive Brown, 26 Yellow Ochre, 99 Titanium Buff, 241 Brown Ochre, 242 Chrome Brown, 37 Raw Sienna, 215 Havana Ochre, 243 Earth Brown, 93 Sennelier Brown Light, 35 Raw Umber, 33 Sepia, 34 Burnt Umber, 8 Bordeaux, 92 Brown Madder, 36 Burnt Sienna, 32 Venetian Red, 208 Mars Orange, 90 Chinese Orange, 239 Red Brown, 91 Chrome Red, 232 Terra Cotta, 240 Light English Red, 231 Gold Brown, 212 Mummy, 25 Rose Ochre Deep, 238 Orange Ochre, 233 Luminous Yellow, 230 Rose Ochre, 17 Violet Grey, 12 Grey Deep, 16 Grey Green, 13 Yellow Grey, 15 Reddish Brown Grey, 11 Blue Grey, 224 Medium Grey, 14 Light Grey, 223 Cold Grey, 228 Charcoal, 98 Mars Black, 96 Payne’s Grey, 23 Black, 111 Aluminum, 112 Pale Gold, 113 Rich Pale Gold, 114 Rich Gold, 132 Golden Pearl, 134 Red Gold, 115 Red Copper, 135 Reddish Brown Gold, 123 Transparent Blue, 125 Iridescent White, 60 Fluorescent Yellow, 67 Fluorescent Yellow Orange, 62 Fluorescent Pink, 64 Fluorescent Green, and 66 Fluorescent Purple.