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Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colours

Winsor & Newton has manufactured artists' oil colours in London since 1832, and its professional-grade line remains one of the most widely used in studio painting worldwide. The range covers more than 120 pigments, each ground in cold-pressed linseed or safflower oil to a standard of consistency that has changed little since the nineteenth century. Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were among the many painters who worked from the Winsor & Newton range throughout their careers.

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Artists who use this(19)

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Basquiat worked with Winsor & Newton oil paint in his studio paintings; his use of the brand is documented in accounts of his studio practice and in catalog essays accompanying major retrospectives, including the 2017 Barbican retrospective.

Francis Bacon

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Bacon used Winsor & Newton oil colours throughout his career; his studio at 7 Reece Mews was filled with Winsor & Newton tubes when it was preserved after his death. Documented in the Dublin City Gallery's catalog of his studio contents.

Willem de Kooning

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De Kooning used commercial and artists' grade oil paints including Winsor & Newton throughout his career. His materials are documented in conservation studies of his paintings.

Georg Baselitz

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Baselitz uses oil paint for his inverted figurative paintings. His materials and technique are documented in catalog essays and published interviews.

Joan Mitchell

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Mitchell used oil paints from various manufacturers including Winsor & Newton for her large-scale abstract paintings at Vétheuil. Her materials are documented in the Joan Mitchell Foundation archives.

Philip Guston

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Guston used oil paints for both his abstract and late figurative work. His materials are documented in retrospective accounts and studio photographs.

Frank Auerbach

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Auerbach uses Winsor & Newton oil colours, applied in thick impasto layers that can take months to dry. His exclusive use of oil paint and his London art suppliers are documented in published interviews.

Peter Doig

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Doig uses oil paints for his atmospheric landscape paintings. His materials and technique are discussed in catalog essays and published interviews.

John Currin

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Uses Winsor & Newton for earth tones and various colors, discussed in interview about his painting materials.

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Norman Rockwell

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Rockwell used Winsor & Newton oil paints for his Saturday Evening Post covers and later paintings. His materials and technique are documented in "Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue" (1986) and in the Norman Rockwell Museum archives.

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N.C. Wyeth

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N.C. Wyeth used oil paints for his large-scale book illustrations. His materials and working methods are documented in the Brandywine River Museum of Art archives.

Edward Hopper

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Hopper used oil paints including Winsor & Newton for his paintings of American scenes. His materials are documented in conservation studies at the Whitney Museum and in his studio records.

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Georgia O'Keeffe

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O'Keeffe used oil paints for her flower and New Mexico landscape paintings. Her materials are documented in the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's conservation research and in her published correspondence.

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Ralph Steadman

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Steadman uses ink and oil paint for his illustration work; his splatter technique uses various media including Winsor & Newton inks. His materials are documented in "The Joke's Over" (2006).

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Richard Diebenkorn

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Diebenkorn used oil paint for the Ocean Park series (1967-1988). His materials and layering technique are documented in conservation studies and in the Richard Diebenkorn Foundation archives.

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Wayne Thiebaud

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Thiebaud used oil paint applied in thick, frosting-like impasto for his paintings of cakes and diner food. His technique of mimicking the texture of his subjects in paint is documented in published interviews.

Anselm Kiefer

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Kiefer uses oil paint alongside lead, straw, and other unconventional materials in his monumental canvases. His use of high-quality oil paints as the base medium is documented in exhibition materials.

E.C. Baugh

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One of Baugh's preferred oil paint brands for his atmospheric alla prima portraits.

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Lucian Freud

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Freud worked with Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colours throughout his career; his use of the range is documented in multiple studio interviews and in accounts of his working method, which involved building paint surfaces over many layers using the range's hog hair brushes and oil colours.

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