Kelly Grovier is a columnist and feature writer for BBC Culture and his writings on art have appeared in The Times Literary Supplement, the Independent, The Sunday Times, the Observer, RA Magazine and Wired. He is the author of several books including A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works (2018) and On the Line: Conversations with Sean Scully (2021), both published by Thames & Hudson. He is co-founder of the scholarly journal European Romantic Review.

'In over 10 beautifully illustrated chapters, acclaimed author Kelly Grovier brings tales of colour vividly to life' - Artists & Illustrators

• Introduction: Artymology 1. RedRed Ochre • Carmine • Rose Madder • Vermillion • Red LeadColourful Minds: Isaac Newton’s Opticks (1704) 2. OrangeOrpiment • Saffron • Chrome Orange • Cadmium OrangeColourful Minds: Tobias Mayer’s The Affinity of Colour Commentary (1775) 3. YellowYellow Ochre • Lead-tin Yellow • Naples Yellow • Indian Yellow • Chrome Yellow • Cadmium Yellow • Arylide YellowColourful Minds: Mary Gartside’s Essay on a New Theory of Colour (1808) 4. GreenVerdigris • Malachite • Emerald Green • VeridianColourful Minds: Goethe’s Theory of Colours (1810) 5. BlueAzurite • Ultramarine • Cobalt Blue • Prussian Blue • Artificial UltramarinesColourful Minds: Philipp Otto Runge’s Color Sphere (1810) 6. PurpleTyrian Purple • Cobalt VioletColourful Minds: Michel Eugène Chevreul’s The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours (1839) 7. BlackCharcoal • Bone BlackColourful Minds: Emily Noyes Vanderpoel’s Color Problems (1902) 8. WhiteLead White • Calcite • KaolinColourful Minds: Albert Henry Munsell’s Atlas of the Munsell Color System (1915) 9. BrownUmber • Van Dyke Brown • Mummia • ExcrementColourful Minds: Johannes Itten’s Utopia 1921 10. Precious MetalsGold • Silver

Kelly Grovier is a columnist and feature writer for BBC Culture and his writings on art have appeared in The Times Literary Supplement, the Independent, The Sunday Times, the Observer, RA Magazine and Wired. He is the author of several books including A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works (2018) and On the Line: Conversations with Sean Scully (2021), both published by Thames & Hudson. He is co-founder of the scholarly journal European Romantic Review.

'In over 10 beautifully illustrated chapters, acclaimed author Kelly Grovier brings tales of colour vividly to life' - Artists & Illustrators

• Introduction: Artymology 1. RedRed Ochre • Carmine • Rose Madder • Vermillion • Red LeadColourful Minds: Isaac Newton’s Opticks (1704) 2. OrangeOrpiment • Saffron • Chrome Orange • Cadmium OrangeColourful Minds: Tobias Mayer’s The Affinity of Colour Commentary (1775) 3. YellowYellow Ochre • Lead-tin Yellow • Naples Yellow • Indian Yellow • Chrome Yellow • Cadmium Yellow • Arylide YellowColourful Minds: Mary Gartside’s Essay on a New Theory of Colour (1808) 4. GreenVerdigris • Malachite • Emerald Green • VeridianColourful Minds: Goethe’s Theory of Colours (1810) 5. BlueAzurite • Ultramarine • Cobalt Blue • Prussian Blue • Artificial UltramarinesColourful Minds: Philipp Otto Runge’s Color Sphere (1810) 6. PurpleTyrian Purple • Cobalt VioletColourful Minds: Michel Eugène Chevreul’s The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours (1839) 7. BlackCharcoal • Bone BlackColourful Minds: Emily Noyes Vanderpoel’s Color Problems (1902) 8. WhiteLead White • Calcite • KaolinColourful Minds: Albert Henry Munsell’s Atlas of the Munsell Color System (1915) 9. BrownUmber • Van Dyke Brown • Mummia • ExcrementColourful Minds: Johannes Itten’s Utopia 1921 10. Precious MetalsGold • Silver

Kelly Grovier is a columnist and feature writer for BBC Culture and his writings on art have appeared in The Times Literary Supplement, the Independent, The Sunday Times, the Observer, RA Magazine and Wired. He is the author of several books including A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works (2018) and On the Line: Conversations with Sean Scully (2021), both published by Thames & Hudson. He is co-founder of the scholarly journal European Romantic Review.

'In over 10 beautifully illustrated chapters, acclaimed author Kelly Grovier brings tales of colour vividly to life' - Artists & Illustrators

• Introduction: Artymology 1. RedRed Ochre • Carmine • Rose Madder • Vermillion • Red LeadColourful Minds: Isaac Newton’s Opticks (1704) 2. OrangeOrpiment • Saffron • Chrome Orange • Cadmium OrangeColourful Minds: Tobias Mayer’s The Affinity of Colour Commentary (1775) 3. YellowYellow Ochre • Lead-tin Yellow • Naples Yellow • Indian Yellow • Chrome Yellow • Cadmium Yellow • Arylide YellowColourful Minds: Mary Gartside’s Essay on a New Theory of Colour (1808) 4. GreenVerdigris • Malachite • Emerald Green • VeridianColourful Minds: Goethe’s Theory of Colours (1810) 5. BlueAzurite • Ultramarine • Cobalt Blue • Prussian Blue • Artificial UltramarinesColourful Minds: Philipp Otto Runge’s Color Sphere (1810) 6. PurpleTyrian Purple • Cobalt VioletColourful Minds: Michel Eugène Chevreul’s The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours (1839) 7. BlackCharcoal • Bone BlackColourful Minds: Emily Noyes Vanderpoel’s Color Problems (1902) 8. WhiteLead White • Calcite • KaolinColourful Minds: Albert Henry Munsell’s Atlas of the Munsell Color System (1915) 9. BrownUmber • Van Dyke Brown • Mummia • ExcrementColourful Minds: Johannes Itten’s Utopia 1921 10. Precious MetalsGold • Silver