The finest colors for artists: the history of the art paint factory H. Schmincke & Co

I. Introduction

II. From ultramarine blue to the gray of destruction

1. The colorful world of paints for artists (1835-1929)

2. Paints for the "brown" ruling powers?

3. A "Jewish" company under national socialism

III. From the post-war period to the age of globalization

1. The difficult exit from the "madhouse" (1945-1953/57)

Upswing and becoming established (1953-1974)

Under the "dual leadership" of father and son: cooperation and crisis (1974-1995/96)

Breakups. In the age of globalization (1996/97-2019).