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With head offices in Osaka Japan, the Holbein Artist Materials company was formed just before the turn of the last century, and took the name of the much revered European artist Hans Holbein in the 1930’s. 

One of the world’s largest manufacturers of professional artists’ materials, Holbein Artist Materials, the trading company, and Holbein Works, the color factory collectively employ 210 people, including 5 color chemists. 

Holbein color chemists, using only the finest pigments available, have achieved the highest standards of quality control in the industry, working to precise standards at each stage of the manufacturing process. The result is unerring consistency from production run to production run.

Dedicated to excellence, Holbein believes there is no substitute for quality. Holbein is the artists’ choice, every time!