Winsor & Newton is a British fine art materials brand founded in 1832 by chemist William Winsor and artist Henry Newton at 38 Rathbone Place in London, a quarter where John Constable had his studio, and now a subsidiary of ColArt Group, ultimately owned by Swedish Lindéngruppen. Granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria in 1841 when she commissioned the iconic Series 7 Kolinsky Sable brush still made to this day, Winsor & Newton also invented the collapsible metal paint tube that enabled Impressionist plein air painting. Used by Turner, Constable, Picasso, and Hockney, Winsor & Newton offers watercolour, oil, acrylic, gouache, Promarker graphic markers, pencils, inks, charcoal, pastels, canvases, papers and brushes, distributed in 120 countries, with products consistent eBay UK and Amazon UK bestsellers backed by B Corp certification and the global Art Mail campaign.
Headquarters
Bruksgården, 263 83 Höganäs, Sweden
Authentic Distributors
1. Winsor & Newton Find a Store ✅ (uk.winsornewton.com/pages/store-locator — confirmed official UK retailer locator)
2. ColArt Group Direct ✅ (colart.com — confirmed parent company corporate site)
3. Winsor & Newton FAQs & Contact ✅ (uk.winsornewton.com/pages/faqs — confirmed direct UK contact page)
Professional Notes for FBA Sellers
✅ ROYAL WARRANT SINCE 1841 — Granted by
Queen Victoria specifically for the Series 7
Kolinsky Sable brush, still displayed
prominently in the UK site footer today —
one of the longest continuously held Royal
Warrants of any art materials brand in
British history
✅ GENUINELY EXTRAORDINARY INNOVATION HERITAGE —
Inventing the collapsible paint tube that
enabled Impressionism is a genuinely unique,
verifiable claim connecting Winsor & Newton
to some of the most valuable artworks in
history — exceptional Amazon listing content
✅ Always request authorization letter LOA
and confirm invoices show your registered
business name for Amazon compliance
✅ Art Mail global campaign — "Winsor & Newton's
biggest ever campaign" — confirms active,
substantial current marketing investment
driving consumer awareness and demand
✅ Tom's Studio x Winsor & Newton Re-crafted
limited edition brush collaboration gives
current collectible appeal and first-mover
Amazon listing opportunity
✅ Paul Smith Foundation art prize partnership
(2024) adds prestigious fashion-art crossover
credibility beyond standard art materials
brand positioning