Colart

Colart is a leading global supplier of art materials and home to many of the most recognised brands in the industry. Colart’s products are used by artists around the world.

About

Colart’s portfolio includes Winsor & Newton, Lefranc Bourgeois, Liquitex, Conté à Paris and Snazaroo. The portfolio enables Colart to reach creatives all over the world, from professional artists to children who are just beginning to explore their creativity.

Colart employs 1,016 people in 12 countries and are supported by a cohesive international network of independent distributors. Altogether, Colart products are sold in 100 countries worldwide. In 2022, the company reported sales of SEK 1,492 million.

History

Artists' colours have been part of Becker's business since 1873. The company acquired Lefranc Bourgeois in 1982, followed by Winsor & Newton in 1990. Colart was formed as a separate business area focused on artists' materials in 1991. Since then the group has become a market driver, acquiring one of the leading Chinese artists materials factories in 1997, Liquitex in 2000, Snazaroo in 2005 and most recently the quarterly Art & Culture magazine, Elephant 2017.

Ownership

Colart is a wholly owned, independent subsidiary of Lindéngruppen, the Head Office is in London, UK.

For more information please visit colart.com