Permalba

Description

[F.Weber] A brand name for a composite white artists oil color introduced in 1920 by F. Weber (Mayer 1969). Permalba is permanent, durable and chemically unreactive.

Additional Information

R. Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row, New York, 1969.

Authority

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) Comment: introduced in 1920 by F.Weber of Philadelphia

• Maximilian Toch, Paint, Paintings and Restoration, D. Van Nostrand, New York, 1945 Comment: p. 116, introduced in 1921