Sennelier Artists' Oil Stick - Sennelier Brown

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

PBk1-Aniline Black

PY13-Benzidine Yellow

PBr23-Van Dyke Brown

Pigment Name

PBk1-Aniline Black

Pigment Type

organic, azine

Chemical Formula

Properties

Analine black was the first black dye used to color cotton.

Permanence

As a clothing dye, it has been reported to have excellent lightfastness.

Toxicity

Testing of analine black dye on rabbits has shown that it is not an skin or eye irritant.

History

Analine Black was discovered by Lightfoot in 1863. It has been used ever since as a black dye for coloring cotton.

Pigment Name

PY13-Benzidine Yellow

Pigment Type

organic

Chemical Formula

Properties

Permanence

Benzidine Yellow has good lightfastness.

Toxicity

History

Pigment Name

PBr23-Van Dyke Brown

Pigment Type

organic, disazo

Chemical Formula

Properties

Permanence

Toxicity

History

This organic pigment has been called Van Dyke Brown because it is so similar to the brown used by Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, although it is in fact a modern synthetic pigment. In addition to its use in art, it has been used as a pigment for coloring plastics and synthetic fibers.