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Throughout art history, each color has its individual story and origin. Whether found from Nature’s bounty, or by accident, the use of pigments can be traced to Stone Age cave paintings. Blue, the rarest color found in nature, has been revered by cultures and people for its spiritual and mysterious properties. Adelson Galleries invites you to explore the mysticism that this color embodies.

As a pigment, it has a much shorter history than its other colorful counterparts. Blue’s first use began with the discovery of lapis lazuli, a semi-precious stone ground to form a rich pigment. The process …