Lefranc Bourgeois

Find the Perfect Detail & Miniature Brushes for Precision Painting

Lefranc Bourgeois is one of the world’s oldest and most influential fine art brands, trusted by professional painters since 1720. Known for its rich heritage in French color-making, the brand blends centuries of craftsmanship with modern pigment technology to create artist-grade oil paints, acrylics, gouache, mediums, and varnishes. Every Lefranc Bourgeois product reflects the brand’s commitment to purity, consistency, and exceptional handling—qualities relied on by students, illustrators, and master painters across Europe and beyond.

From their iconic Flashe vinyl paints and Extra-Fine Oil Colors to their professional mediums and varnishes, Lefranc Bourgeois is celebrated for delivering luminous color, excellent permanence, and a smooth, controlled texture ideal for traditional and contemporary techniques. Whether you work in oil, acrylic, gouache, or mixed media, the brand’s French-crafted formulations offer dependable performance, archival quality, and the unmistakable sophistication of classic European materials.

The Legacy of Lefranc Bourgeois (Since 1720)

Lefranc Bourgeois is one of the world’s oldest paint manufacturers, tracing its origins back to 1720 when Charles Laclef began creating pigments for artists such as Jean-Siméon Chardin. The company soon supplied colors for the Palace of Versailles and later collaborated with legendary painters including Monet and Matisse. In the 19th century, Alexandre Lefranc revolutionized painting by introducing screw-cap paint tubes—a breakthrough that made outdoor painting possible and helped shape modern art. Today, Lefranc Bourgeois continues to innovate with safe synthetic pigments and exports artist-grade oils, acrylics, gouache, Flashe vinyl paints, and mediums worldwide.