Sanders blue
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Description
An old name for the French term, bleu cendres, that has been used for both Ultramarine ash and Blue verditer.
Synonyms and Related Terms
saunders blue; ultramarine ash; blue verditer; bleu cendres
Resources and Citations
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Artists' Pigments: A Handbook of their History and Characteristics, Ashok Roy (ed.), National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, Vol. 2, 1993