Description: For sale in this auction is one tube of Rembrandt Extra-Fine Oils Flake White Oil Paint in the large 150ml studio size tube. This is new vintage stock unused and unopened with the original box. The paint is as fresh and soft as made yesterday. I double-checked the cap to ensure it screws on and off without any undue stress to the tube. The tube has basic dents consistent with original shipment as you can see the original box is in great undamaged condition. This is a discontinued item and is a single pigment PW1 basic lead carbonate paint. I would guesstimate the tube to be 30 + years old. In my humble opinion the older paint is better paint. Some disagree. Why would 30-, 40- or 50-year-old flake white oil paint be superior to its modern counterpart? Well...............in my humble opinion.......... In the case of flake white made with basic lead carbonate the production and supply chain was different than it is today. Decades ago, there was abundant production of PW1 for industrial, commercial and domestic applications (including artists' paint). This production took place in the United States and throughout Europe. The Netherlands was one global source in Europe. Those of us old enough to remember this also remember that Flake White oil paint was very inexpensive. Essentially, the same cost of Titanium White Oil Paint. This was because supply was abundant and available. And in my opinion, the basic lead carbonate produced then was of superior quality to what is produced today. Then a few decades ago, the United States and Europe on the whole (with some small independent pockets of exception), abandoned this production in the interest of health and safety. China stepped in and took over this production. They, for all intent and purposes are the sole global producer and supplier of this pigment. With monopoly comes price control and ergo exponential price increase for this pigment in artists' paint. In my humble opinion, the quality is not the same although the price has increased tenfold. Please review all pictures and feel free to ask any questions. Thanks for looking and happy painting!
Price: 111 USD
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-10-08T18:51:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Rembrandt
Color: White
Country/Region of Manufacture: Netherlands
