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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Art materials |
| Founded | 1832; 194 years ago (1832) inLondon |
| Founder | William Winsor andHenry Newton |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | acrylics,oils,watercolor,gouache,brushes,canvases,papers,inks,graphite andcolored pencils,markers,charcoal |
| Brands | Artist's Hog, Azanta, Winton, Cotman, Monarch, Artisan, Sceptre |
| Parent | Colart Group[1] |
| Website | winsornewton.com |
Winsor & Newton producesfine art products, includingacrylics,oils,watercolour,gouache,brushes,canvases,papers,inks,graphite andcoloured pencils,markers, andcharcoals.
The company was founded in 1832 by William Winsor andHenry Newton. The firm was originally located at 38Rathbone Place,London.[2][3]
Many artists and producers of art materials were based in this area, including eminent painters, likeConstable.[4] In 1841, Winsor & Newton were granted a Royal Warrant.[5]
The standards of quality for Winsor & Newton'skolinsky sable brush, the Series 7, began afterQueen Victoria requested in 1866, that it should be "the very finest watercolour brush".[5][6]
Winsor & Newton was incorporated as a limited company in 1881, when Henry Newton sold the business, with the Winsor and Newton families remaining shareholders.[5]
The company moved toWealdstone in northwest London in 1937. AfterWorld War II, they opened a brush-making factory inLowestoft, which was still making brushes as of 2024[update].[7]
In 1970, the company introduced its first range of acrylic paints, and the first artists'alkyd oil colour came six years later.[5]
The company was formerly owned by conglomerateReckitt & Colman until it was sold in the early 1990s to ColArt, acertified B corporation owned by family business Lindéngruppen.[8][9]
In 2010, ColArt announced that the Winsor & Newton factory in Wealdstone would close, with the manufacturing moved to France.[10]
Winsor & Newton partnered with the Paul Smith Foundation in 2024, to launch an art prize, in keeping with their history of engaging with artists.[11][12]
Winsor & Newton have a long history of product innovation. They developed watercolour containing glycerine in 1835. These gained popularity. They patented the first screw cap mechanism for metal tubes, which were used for oils initially, with them later offering moist watercolour in tubes. In 1937, they launched Designers'Gouache.[13] Winsor & Newton introducedArtisan Water-Mixable oil paints, oil medium, linseed oil, stand oil, fast-drying medium, and impasto medium in 1997.[14]
Their historic archives have been analysed to identify the organic colourants possibly contained in shades.[15][16] These archives have also been discussed in terms of pigment history, canvas supports, oils and varnishes by authors Harley and Carlyle.[17]
Art products made by Winsor & Newton, distinguished by size, series, material and function (e.g. effects or process).[18]
| Product | Range / brand |
|---|---|
| Brushes | Natural hair (kolinsky sable -Series 7,squirrel,hog -Artist's Hog,Azanta,Winton), synthetic fibres (Cotman,Monarch,Artisan,Galeria), natural/synthetic mix (Sceptre) |
| Paints | Oil (Winton,Artist's,GriffinArtisan),acrylic (Galeria,Finity),watercolour (Cotman,Artist's),gouache (Designers),marker pens (Promarker), (Promarker Brush), (Promarker Watercolour),charcoal,graphite andcoloured pencils |
| Inks | Drawing andcalligraphy inks |
| Papers | Watercolour, oil (Winton), acrylic (Galeria), marker, sketching |
| Canvas | Cotton,polycotton |
| Accessories | Canvas boards,solvents,masking fluids,varnishes, easels, travel bags, brush holders, stools, instructional books |
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