Below are images of the pigments on display in their shop at 105 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3RY which I visited today. Aren't they wonderful?
Underneath each image is a description of what you can see in summary linked to the Cornelissen website where you can see more details of what's in the jars
 |
| L. Cornelissen & Son - Artist Quality Pigments Yellow Pigments Red pigments |
 |
| L. Cornelissen & Son - Artist Quality Pigments Red pigments Violet pigments |
 |
| L. Cornelissen & Son - Artist Quality Pigments Blue pigments Black pigments |
 |
| L. Cornelissen & Son - Artist Quality Pigments Green pigments White pigments |
 |
| L. Cornelissen & Son - Artist Quality Pigments Earth pigments |
 |
| L. Cornelissen & Son Waxes, Adhesives and Sizes |
 |
| L. Cornelissen & Son Adhesives and Sizes Chalks Fillers and Abrasives (Marble Dust & Pumice powder) |
This is more about Cornelissens and how to visit and order from them.
Artists' Colourmen
Records suggest that colourmen have been in evidence in London since at least 1725.Below are some links to websites which describe and record Artists' Colourmen. The most important is the database maintained by the National Portrait Gallery in London which maintains a biographical directory of British and foreign firms of artists’ suppliers and colourmen operating in Britain and British firms operating overseas.
Winsor & Newton
- National Portrait Gallery - British Artists Suppliers 1650-1950 Colourmen are listed - in some considerable detail - in an A-Z database. The 'C' page includes a very detailed listing for L. Cornelissen & Son. The database is maintained by Jacob Simon who is the former Chief Curator and current Voluntary Research Fellow at the National Portrait Gallery.
- Winsor & Newton - Early Colourmen
- National Gallery of Victoria, Artists' Colourmen Database
- Colour - Resources for Artists - What is colour? Do you know or do you want to learn more about colour and its use as an artist? This site provides links to information and advice about colour and how to understand and analyse it - and then use it as an artist.
my favourite art shop in London :>)
ReplyDeleteand those lovely drawers with gold lettering nearby - just gorgeous
Oh I adore Cornelissen, could spend hours there!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Katherine. My favorite store. Unfortunately I can't get there very often (or perhaps that's fortunate). I want a wall of colors like they have!
ReplyDelete"I've also included other basic art materials stoked by Cornelissen and used in painting"
ReplyDelete'stoked' => stocked
"Records suggest that colourmen have been in evidence in London since at
least 1725"
On my PC, running WinPX and Firefox, the date displays as "7381". Odd.
Thanks - corrected
DeleteWeird!