Transparent Yellow Ochre 1929

Editor: So, this is Transparent Yellow Ochre, manufactured by Le Franc. It appears to be pigment in a jar, alongside a color calibration chart. It's fascinating to see art reduced to its rawest form. What can you tell me about it? Curator: It highlights the industrial production of art materials. Le Franc, a manufacturer since 1829, emphasizes the shift from handmade pigments to mass-produced supplies. This object challenges the romantic notion of the artist creating everything from scratch, pointing to the socio-economic structures supporting artistic creation. Editor: That's a great point! So much labor goes into the tools themselves, not just the final piece. Curator: Exactly. It makes you consider the unseen labor and the material conditions that enable art making.