Colart

Colart Group

Company type	Private
Industry	Art materials
Headquarters	London , England
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Acrylics, oils, watercolor, gouache, brushes, canvases, papers, inks, graphite and colored pencils, markers, charcoal
Parent	Lindengruppen [1]
Website	www.colart.com

Colart, or the Colart Group, is a large international supplier of art materials, with subsidiaries and brands such as Winsor & Newton, Liquitex and Lefranc & Bourgeois. ^{[2] [3]} The group's head office is situated in London.

Colart was established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary for the art materials segment of AB Wilh. Becker. As such it is also a wholly owned second-tier subsidiary of Lindéngruppen, a privately held company based in Höganäs, Sweden. ^{[1] [4]}

The Colart Group has ten production facilities based in the UK, France, and China. ^[5]

In 2017, Colart became the main owner of Elephant Art, publisher of the art magazine Elephant. ^[6]

Brands and subsidiaries

• Beckers "A" – Original brand of AB Wilh. Becker, targeting the Scandinavian market. It comprises a series of artist quality oil paints and art supplies. ^[7]
• Dekorima – Original art supplies brand of AB Wilh. Becker since 1970, also targeting the Scandinavian market. ^{[8] [9]}
• Lefranc & Bourgeois – Has a wide range of artists' paints and art supplies. Its oldest branch was established in 1720 in Paris. ^[10] Acquired by AB Wilh. Becker in 1982. ^[1]
• Charbonnel – Specialised in products for intaglio, lithography and gilding. Founded in 1862 in Paris. ^[11] Acquired by Lefranc & Bourgeois in 1988. ^[10]
• Snazaroo – Face paints. Established in 1989 and owned by Colart. ^[3]
• Winsor & Newton – A wide range of artists' paints and art supplies. Founded in 1832 in London. Bought by AB Wilh. Becker in 1990.
• Reeves – A wide range of paints and supplies. Established in 1766 in London. Acquired by AB Wilh. Becker in 1991. ^[12]
• Liquitex – Specialised in artists' acrylic paints and supplies around that. Was originally established as Permanent Pigments Company in 1933 in Cincinnati. Acquired by Colart in 2000.
• Conté à Paris – Specialised in pencils and crayons. Established in 1795 in Paris. ^[13] Bought by Colart in 2004. ^[14]
• Letraset – Originally known for dry transfer lettering and associated products. Also specialised in marker pens. Founded in 1959 in London. ^[15] Acquired by Colart in 2012. ^[16]
• Elephant Art – Publisher. Established in 2009. Colart became its main owner in May 2017. ^[6]

References

1. b. Colart – Lindéngruppen Lindéngruppen. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
2. Colart Warehouse Management System Central Systems & Automation Ltd. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
3. The brands Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine Colart. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
4. AB Wilh. Becker AB Wilh. Becker. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
5. Colart Worldwide at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 August 2016) Colart. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
6. Colart teams up with Elephant Art to expand global reach Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine Colart International, 15 maj 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
7. Colart Archived 2019-01-15 at the Wayback Machine Colart Scandinavia. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
8. Kreatima fyller 70 år Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine Kreatima, October 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
9. Varumärke Dekorima solidinfo.se, retrieved 3 November 2016.
10. Notre histoire Archived 2016-05-27 at the Wayback Machine Lefranc & Bourgeois. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
11. Artcraft since 1862 Charbonnel Shop. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
12. Pia Gottschaller. Lucio Fontana: The Artist's Materials Getty Publications, 2012. ISBN   9781606061145 Retrieved 11 January 2018.
13. The history of "Conté à Paris" Archived 2016-07-28 at the Wayback Machine Conté à Paris. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
14. Colart International. Que vive la couleur Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine Le journal des entreprises, november 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
15. About us Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine Letraset. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
16. Zoe Monk (8 juni 2012). Colart Group Acquires Letraset Craft Business. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

External links

• Official website