Sennelier Oil Pastel 24pc Set - Assorted Colours

Unleash your creativity with the Sennelier Oil Pastel 24pc Set – Assorted Colours, a professional grade collection perfect for artists, students, and hobbyists. Originally developed for Picasso, Sennelier oil pastels are celebrated for their rich pigmentation, buttery smooth texture, and exceptional blendability, allowing you to create vibrant, expressive artwork with ease.

This 24-piece set provides a versatile palette of bright, bold, and subtle colours, suitable for layering, blending, and detailed work. The creamy texture ensures smooth application on paper, card, canvas, or other surfaces, while maintaining brilliant, long-lasting colour.

A compact and neatly packaged set, it makes a perfect Christmas or birthday gift for creative individuals who love hands-on art experiences.

Includes 24 Colours:
White, Black, Lemon Yellow, Permanent Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red, Permanent Red, Vermilion, Rose, Magenta, Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Emerald Green, Viridian, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Grey, Sepia, Light Blue, Pink, Olive Green, Indigo, Dark Brown.

Key Features:

• Professional quality Sennelier oil pastels made in France

• Rich, luminous, highly pigmented colours

• Buttery smooth texture for blending and layering

• Suitable for paper, card, canvas, or wood surfaces

• Compact storage box – ideal gift for Christmas or birthdays

Why Artists Love Sennelier Oil Pastels:

• Professional formula with exceptional opacity and vibrancy

• Smooth application with effortless blending

• Perfect for professional artists and passionate hobbyists alike

• Dimensions: each pastel 67 x 10 mm

• Made in France

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About the Brand

One morning, in April 1887, Gustave Sennelier takes the horse-drawn carriage along the banks of the Seine. Like every day, he passes in front of the shop, selling colour pigments, of Joseph Léon Prévost. He discovers a ‘for rent’ sign in front of the art store on the quai Voltaire. A deal is quickly agreed, and the transfer of the lease is endorsed in the Paris records.

Initially, Sennelier sold paints made by various manufacturers; later he chose to produce his own paints using local pigments and binders procured from his travels across Europe.

Anecdotally, it is believed that Sennelier gained prominence at this time. Art-supply shops were ubiquitous, and Cézanne, Gauguin, and many other artists would shop around in the neighbourhood, in search of specific shades of paint. If Gustave Sennelier didn't stock the colour, he would create it for his painters.

In 1949, Henri Sennelier, Gustave's son, created the first professional-quality oil pastel for Pablo Picasso. Picasso wanted colours he could use on any surface, without any special preparation. In addition to the Cézanne, Gauguin, and Picasso, Vincent van Gogh was also known to have used Sennelier oil paint.

Sennelier is one of just a few companies that still provides dry pigments for sale. While the vast majority of artists today simply buy ready-mixed paints, the range of dry pure pigments offered by the company is quite large, exceeding eighty colours. The artist can then mix the colours into the preferred medium, creating a range of possibilities.