The highest purity handmade Azurite from Russia, gives a unique blue hue.
The pigment is prepared by careful selection, grinding, washing, and levigation in controlled environmental conditions by an innovative approach. Coarsely ground azurite gives a deep blue color while finely ground particles give a lighter more transparent tone.
• Alternative names: Mountain blue, azurium citramarinum, lapis armenius
• Chemical name: Copper hydroxide carbonate
• Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
• Color index: Pigment Blue 30
• History of use: Since antiquity
• Moderately toxic (care should be used in handling the dry powder pigment)
• Lightfastness (UV resistance): 8 (excellent)
• Suitability: Acrylics, Lime / Fresco, Ceramic, Oil, Tempera, Watercolor / Gouache
• Origin: Russia
• Shipped within 1 to 5 days of the purchase date. Rush delivery may be available at an additional charge. Please contact us for more information. The color dust is shipped in a secure package.
References/Βιβλιογραφία:
(1) Gettens R.J. and Fitzhugh E.W., Azurite and Blue Verditer, in Artists’ Pigments. A Handbook of Their History and Characteristics, Vol. 2: A. Roy (Ed.) Oxford University Press 1993, p. 23-35.
(2) Kühn H., Die Pigmente in den Gemälden der Schack-Galerie, in: Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen (Ed.) Schack-Galerie (Gemäldekataloge Bd. II), München 1969.
