Claude Monet, Waterlilies or The Water Lily Pond (Nympheas), 1904. Oil paint on canvas; 34 ⅝ × 36 in. (87.9 × 91.4 cm). Denver Art Museum: Funds from Helen Dill bequest, 1935.14
Paints & Pigments: A Colorful History
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Where do paints and pigments come from, and how has that changed over time? Can you name the bug that artists have used for centuries to create red color? What technologies gave rise to a newly vibrant palette for the Impressionist artists? And how does a particular type of paint impact creative expression?
Explore these questions and others as we investigate paint from earth to lab to canvas, textile, paper and more. Along the way, uncover stories of innovation, industrialization, and globalization.
