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Maimeri Puro 175 Madder Aliz Light 40ml
In our Hahndorf teaching studios, Maimeri Puro Madder (Alizarin) Light (No. 175) is the gold standard when an artist wants traditional Rose Madder beauty without the heartbreak of historical fading. Crafted in Italy under Maimeri’s strict philosophy of "oil and pigment, nothing else," this single-pigment Quinacridone (PR207) is finely milled to an ultra-smooth 5-micron particle size and bound in pure, non-yellowing safflower and poppy seed oils. The result is a buttery, jewel-like crimson-rose with extraordinary transparency and maximum archival lightfastness.
The Colour & Why Our Teaching Artists Love It
Unlike traditional fugitive alizarin lakes that darken or shift brown over time, Maimeri Puro’s formulation delivers permanent, luminous rose warmth that elevates portrait, botanical, and landscape painting alike.
- Archival Quinacridone permanence. Built on a single modern Quinacridone pigment (PR207), it captures the delicate, glowing rose-crimson character of historic Rose Madder while offering the highest degree of lightfastness.
- Bound in non-yellowing safflower and poppy oils. Because Maimeri formulates the Puro range exclusively with pale safflower and poppy seed oils rather than darker linseed oil, delicate pinks, flesh glazes, and pale floral tints stay crisp and true without yellowing as the painting ages.
- Stained-glass transparency. Straight from the 40ml tube, the high pigment concentration reads rich and deep, yet brushing it out thin unlocks breathtaking, crystal-clear transparency ideal for multi-layered glazing.
- Zero fillers and ultra-fine milling. With no chalky fillers or extenders and a uniform 5-micron grind, it glides off the brush with a lush, buttery consistency that blends seamlessly on the canvas.
Comparing the Three Maimeri Puro Alizarins
Maimeri offers three distinct archival alizarin alternatives in the Puro range, and our teaching artists love having all three on hand depending on the mood and depth of a painting.
- : Madder (Alizarin) Light (No. 175). The brightest, warmest, and most luminous of the trio. Its rosy, scarlet-crimson undertone makes it our top pick for delicate flesh tints, botanical petals, and glowing warm glazes.
- : Permanent Carmine (Alizarin) (No. 167). Sitting right in the middle of the spectrum (formulated with Benzimidazolone PR176), this is a classic, true crimson. It is slightly cooler and deeper than the Light version, making it a versatile all-rounder for cooling down warm reds without losing vibrancy.
- : Madder (Alizarin) Deep (No. 178). The darkest, richest, and most brooding of the three. With a deep ruby-violet undertone, it excels at dramatic dark shadows, rich wine tones, and moody nocturnal glazes where maximum tonal depth is needed.
Favourite Companion Colours for Mixing
Because Maimeri Puro Madder (Alizarin) Light (No. 175) is strictly single-pigment and crystal clear, it pairs effortlessly with other tubes in the Maimeri Puro range to create clean, luminous mixtures.
Ultramarine Blue Deep. Mixing these two transparent powerhouses creates clean, velvety violets and atmospheric mountain shadows without any muddy greyness.
Viridian or Phthalo Green. Pairing Maimeri Puro Madder (Alizarin) Light with a transparent cool green produces deep, rich botanical shadows and luminous chromatic blacks.
Indian Yellow or Transparent Yellow. Blending two transparent colours together yields fiery, sun-drenched oranges and glowing autumn foliage glazes.
Yellow Ochre Light and Titanium White. Combining a tiny touch of Maimeri Puro Madder (Alizarin) Light (No. 175) with Yellow Ochre and white creates natural, warm porcelain skin tones and soft blush highlights.
Cadmium Red Light. Adding Maimeri Puro Madder (Alizarin) Light (No. 175) into an opaque Cadmium Red deepens the shadow side of red drapery or fruit without dulling the chroma.
Studio Tips From Our Instructors
After using Maimeri Puro Madder (Alizarin) Light No. 175 across countless workshops, our teaching artists always share a few practical pointers to get the best out of this Italian-made tube.
- Enjoy longer wet-into-wet blending. Because safflower and poppy oils dry more slowly than linseed oil, this paint stays open and workable on your palette and canvas longer, making it a dream for soft portrait transitions.
- Keep underpaintings lean. Due to its slower, semi-drying oil binder, our instructors recommend using it for upper glazes and top layers over a faster-drying linseed or alkyd underpainting to follow proper fat-over-lean structure.
- Use sparingly in tints. Because Maimeri Puro Madder (Alizarin) Light (No. 175) packs maximum pigment concentration into every tube, start with a tiny touch when mixing into Titanium White—a little goes a remarkably long way.
Maimeri Puro 175 Madder Aliz Light 40ml
Sale price$33.04
Regular price$41.30
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Maimeri Puro 175 Madder Aliz Light 40ml
Sale price$33.04
Regular price$41.30