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conté crayon
conté crayon. A type of hard crayon, named after Nicolas-Jacques Conté (1755–1805), a French scientist who worked as a portrait painter in his youth and invented the modern graphite pencil in the early 1790s. Conté crayons are similar to chalk, but they have a slightly greasy quality that makes them less liable to crumble. Black and warm red are the most common colours. Seurat made some of his best drawings in black conté crayon.
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IAN CHILVERS. "conté crayon." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "conté crayon." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-contcrayon.html IAN CHILVERS. "conté crayon." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-contcrayon.html |
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conté crayon
conté crayon. A type of hard crayon, named after Nicolas-Jacques Conté (1755–1805), a French scientist who worked as a portrait painter in his youth and invented the modern graphite pencil in the early 1790s. Conté crayons are similar to chalk, but they have a slightly greasy quality that makes them less liable to crumble. Black and warm red are the most common colours. Seurat made some of his best drawings in black conté crayon.
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IAN CHILVERS. "conté crayon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "conté crayon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-contcrayon.html IAN CHILVERS. "conté crayon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-contcrayon.html |
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