Historical Hues Oil Paint Set

Special Price $126.75 Regular Price $140.60
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SKU
810-2010

Natural Pigments has reproduced five popular colors from the nineteenth century in the Rublev Colours Historical Hues Set employing the actual pigments of the period, and not modern pigments substituted in the twentieth century. These mixtures of pigments or “hues” are the actual colors used the nineteenth century. To purchase colors individually, please see Historical Hues Artist Oils.

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In the nineteenth century, artists began purchasing paints from artists’ colormen rather than preparing their own as had been done centuries previously. This lead to the development of “hues” or mixed colors, allowing artists’ colormen to increase the number of colors in their line of paints. The colormen mixed a few pigments together to get new ones, suggesting real pigments. In some cases they chose a different pigment or a combination of pigments to substitute for a color long familiar to artists, because the original pigment was fugitive, performed inadequately or too costly to use.

Natural Pigments has reproduced five popular colors from the nineteenth century in the Rublev Colours Historical Hues Set, employing the actual pigments of the period, and not modern pigments substituted in the twentieth century. These mixtures of pigments or “hues” are the actual colors used the nineteenth century. We have overcome most of the issues encountered with mixed hues by providing artists with the exact pigments used to create the color, and by compounding a mixture of pigments to make the cleanest shades possible.

The Rublev Colours Historical Hues Set includes one 50 ml tube each of:

Rublev Colours Historical Hues Set
Color SwatchItem No.Color NameTubePrice
Chrome Green820-2212Chrome Green is a term most commonly applied in the nineteenth century to a composite pigment where Prussian blue was precipitated on chrome yellow. Field adds that this term is used for ‘compounds of chromate of lead with Prussian blue and other blue colours.’ Chrome green also designated the pigment green chromium oxide, but which was distinguished from composite pigments of the same name by the terms Native green or True green. Rublev Colours Chrome Green is composed of chrome yellow medium and Prussian blue according to nineteenth century formulations.50 ml$31.70
Cinnabar Green820-2262Cinnabar Green or green cinnabar is a name that designated a green copper tartrate or copper arsenic pigment of the eighteenth century. By the first half of the nineteenth century, the term denoted a composite pigment of chrome yellow and Prussian blue, providing a wide range of hues from dark to light tones. We found nineteenth century formulas for cinnabar green composed of chrome yellow primrose and Prussian blue forming the basis of Rublev Colours Cinnabar Green.50 ml$31.70
Chrome Ocher820-3252Chrome Ocher is a mixed hue of yellow ocher and chrome yellow. An early twentieth century formulary gives the proportions as 14 parts yellow ocher and one part chrome yellow primrose, which is how we created this golden ocher in linseed oil.50 ml$31.70
Tuscan Red820-5312Tuscan Red consists of equal parts by weight of hematite (red iron oxide) and terra alba (calcium sulfate) and a small amount of madder lake or alizarin. Uebele provides the recipe we used of 15 parts by weight of alizarin combined with 36 parts by weight each of hematite and terra alba natural minerals and mixed with 15 parts by weight of linseed oil.50 ml$25.30
Blue Black820-9202Blue Black appears in the catalogs of artists’ colormen circulated in the nineteenth century. Some references describe it as charcoal black, which may have been derived from charred vine cuttings or wood charcoal. It is often listed as a mixture of 40 parts bone black and three parts Prussian blue, which is the composition of Rublev Colours Blue Black.50 ml$20.40
Retail Price$140.80

Swatch Note: Colors swatches are shown in mass tone, straight from the tube, on the left, and mixed with an equal amount of titanium white on the right. All pictures of color swatches in this web site are only approximations of the actual color of the oil paint. We taken every care to match the color in these pictures on calibrated color monitors to the actual color. However, because of the wide variance in color monitors the results you get may vary.

Health and Safety

The following colors in this set contain these health label warnings: Chrome Green, Cinnabar Green and Chrome Ocher.

DANGER! CONTAINS LEAD. Do not take internally. Avoid eye and skin contact. Avoid long exposure by inhalation. Use with adequate ventilation. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND PETS. Conforms to ASTM D 4236 health requirements.

DANGER
CONTAINS LEAD / CONTIENT DU PLOMB
DO NOT APPLY TO SURFACES ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN OR PREGNANT WOMEN.
NE PAS APPLIQUER SUR UNE SURFACE ACCESSIBLE AUX ENFANTS OU AUX FEMMES ENCEINTES.
Must be used exclusively as material for the purposes of arts, crafts or hobbies, not for use by children. Utiliser uniquement aux fins suivantes comme matériaux pour les besoins d'art, d'artisanat ou passe-temps, pas pour une utilisation par les enfants.

The following colors in this set contain this label: Tuscan Red and Blue Black.

Based on toxicological review, there are no acute or known chronic health hazards with the anticipated use of this product. Always protect yourself against potentially unknown chronic hazards of this and other chemical products by avoiding ingestion, excessive skin contact, and inhalation of spraying mists, sanding dusts, and concentrated vapors. Contact us for further information or consult the MSDS for more information.

More Information
SKU810-2010
BrandRublev Colours
VendorNatural Pigments
Processing TimeUsually ships the next business day.

DANGER! CONTAINS LEAD. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. Avoid ingestion and skin contact. Wear protective clothing and gloves to prevent contact with skin. Never use near children or pets. Read the MSDS for all cautionary statements. Conforms to ASTM D 4236.

DANGER
CONTAINS LEAD / CONTIENT DU PLOMB
DO NOT APPLY TO SURFACES ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN OR PREGNANT WOMEN.
NE PAS APPLIQUER SUR UNE SURFACE ACCESSIBLE AUX ENFANTS OU AUX FEMMES ENCEINTES.
Must be used exclusively as material for the purposes of arts, crafts or hobbies, not for use by children. Utiliser uniquement aux fins suivantes comme matériaux pour les besoins d’art, d’artisanat ou passe-temps, pas pour une utilisation par les enfants.

Hazard Pictograms

Exclamation MarkHealth HazardEnvironment
GHS07:
Exclamation Mark
GHS08-2:
Health Hazard
GHS09:
Environment

Signal Word: Danger

Hazard Designation

H302 Harmful if swallowed.

H332 Harmful if inhaled.

H360 May damage fertility or the unborn child.

H373 May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.

H410 Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

Safety Designation

P260 Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapors/spray.

P261 Avoid breathing dust/ fume/ gas/ mist/ vapors/ spray.

P280 Wear protective gloves/ clothing/ eye/ face protection.

P281 Use personal protective equipment as required.

P405 Store locked up.

P501 Dispose of contents/ container according to regional, national and international regulations.

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead and chromium-hexavalent, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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