Sennelier

Sennelier is a French brand with over 130 years of experience in artists’ colours and art materials. Its story began in 1887, when chemist Gustave Sennelier opened his shop on Quai Voltaire in Paris, close to the École des Beaux-Arts and the Louvre. There, he began developing and producing colours for artists, with a strong focus on pigments, quality and the individual properties of each colour.

Since then, Sennelier has become a well-known name among artists around the world. Over the years, the brand has developed an extensive range of oil colours, watercolours, acrylics, gouache, oil pastels and soft pastels, alongside mediums and other artists’ materials. The combination of traditional colour-making and product development remains central to Sennelier today.

Sennelier is particularly renowned for its artists’ colours and extensive knowledge of pigments. The range includes colours for a variety of techniques and levels of experience, from traditional oil painting and watercolour to acrylic and pastel. Many of its products are developed with a focus on high pigment concentration, colour intensity and properties suited to professional artistic work.

Oil pastels are another important part of Sennelier’s history. Sennelier developed its first oil pastels in the 1940s following a request from Pablo Picasso, who wanted a material that could be used on a wider variety of surfaces than traditional pastel. Today, Sennelier Oil Pastels are among the brand’s best-known ranges and are valued for their soft consistency, intense colours and high pigment concentration.

For acrylic painting, Sennelier offers Abstract, a range of high-quality acrylic colours in distinctive flexible packaging. The packaging makes it easy to squeeze out the paint while remaining durable and practical to take with you. Abstract is available in a wide range of colours and is suitable for both traditional acrylic painting and more experimental techniques.

Sennelier’s range also includes watercolours, pastels, paper and other materials for drawing and painting. Whether you work with oils, acrylics, watercolours or pastels, you’ll find artists’ materials rooted in a long French tradition of colour-making.

At Pen Store, you’ll find a carefully selected range of Sennelier artists’ materials. Explore Sennelier Oil Pastels, Abstract acrylic colours, watercolours, pastels, paper and other products for drawing and painting.