Old Holland Classic Oil Colours

Name: Old Holland Old Holland Classic Oil Colours
Brand: Old Holland

Old Holland has manufactured artists' oil colours in the Netherlands since 1664, making it the oldest surviving oil paint manufacturer. Its Classic range uses pure pigments at maximum concentration ground on triple-roll mills, producing paints with extremely high tinting strength favored by painters working in the Old Master tradition.

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Odd Nerdrum

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Uses Old Holland brilliant yellow, mars yellow (also pre-mixed with white for faster flesh painting), deep ochre, and mars black. Core palette brand for earth tones and darks.

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Last updated March 18, 2026