At the end of the nineteenth century, when Gustave Sennelier
started developing oil colors for his artist customers who would
eventually include Cézanne, Gauguin, and Picasso, he recognized
the need for producing paints that only contained the highest-
quality 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 company's 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 an