Golden ocher
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Description
1) A deep yellow earth pigment containing yellow iron oxide.
2) The name for a commercial pigment mixture of yellow ocher and chrome yellow. Golden ocher has been used as a house paint color.
Synonyms and Related Terms
golden ochre; ocre d'or (Fr.); Goldocker (Deut.)
1. Roman ocher; brown ocher
2. chrome ocher; chrome ochre
Authority
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000