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The Ostwald colour system, the Bauhaus and Winsor & Newton

Learn how the Ostwald colour system influenced a generation of artists, from Mondrian to Kandinsky, as well as how we understand colour today.

Find out more about English artist Alfred Munnings, an avid Winsor & Newton fan and one of the world's most famous painters of horses.

Queen Victoria wasn’t the only royal who favoured Winsor & Newton materials – her husband, Prince Albert, was a devotee too.

Only the finest tools were good enough for Queen Victoria, who chose Winsor & Newton materials for her accomplished landscapes and portraits.

An in-depth look at the stylised realism of Street Scene by British painter LS Lowry, who used Winsor & Newton Winton Oil Colour all his life.

Discover Winsor & Newton’s role in the development of the metal paint tube, and the revolutionary part it played in the history of art.

Explore what inspired John Constable to paint his most famous works, from his love of nature to his powerful personal links to the landscape.

Learn how Russian painter Kazimir Malevich came up with a Suprematism, a radical new style that would shake the art world and still resonates today.

Our materials have inspired generations of artists, with painters as diverse as Turner, Munch and Mondrian using our colours for iconic works.

A retrospective marking 100 years since Moomin creator Tove Jansson’s birth includes intimate portraits of her life on the Finnish archipelago.

Examine the interplay of art and relocation, from artists who migrate for inspiration or career gain to works inspired by displacement.

The Old Masters made their own paint from raw pigments, so their colours depended on their contacts and the latest developments in chemistry.

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