The stone from the sky
Sacred blues of the ancient world
The birth of ultramarine
The great chemistry race
Out of the blue
Which French artist patented his own signature formulation of ultramarine blue in 1960?
andy Klein patented 'International Klein Blue' in 1960, utilizing a synthetic resin binder.
What special ingredient did Yves Klein use as a binder to preserve the raw, powdery look of his blue?
What is the primary environmental advantage of synthetic ultramarine over heavy-metal pigments like cobalt blue?
andy Ultramarine Blue
It's worth more than gold! (Yeah, more than gold!) / That blue from over the sea is so bold! (So bold!)
andy Klein believed that his signature blue represented pure space, infinity, and a state of mind.
In which decade did Yves Klein first present his famous monochrome blue paintings to the public?
Aside from fine art, what household product is synthetic ultramarine commonly added to as an optical brightener?
Laundry science: Ultramarine blue makes yellowed white clothes look brighter because blue and yellow are complementary colors that cancel each other out.
A brilliant deep blue pigment originally obtained from lapis lazuli. Around 1665, Johannes Vermeer painted the iconic headscarf of Girl with a Pearl Earring using this pigment.