Notice catalographique « Preliminary investigations into the possible factors which catalyze or contribute to the production, diffusion and exudation of fatty acids from an alizarin crimson oil film »
- Titre
- Preliminary investigations into the possible factors which catalyze or contribute to the production, diffusion and exudation of fatty acids from an alizarin crimson oil film
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Rimer, Bonnie Wisniewski
- Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, Ont.
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 1997
- Collation
- 64 p.
- Résumé
- A white crystalline growth was discovered on the surface of portions of two paintings created by Frank Stella and owned by the Art Institute of Chicago. This paper describes the analysis of the crystalline growth and some of the associated materials from the two paintings on which it was found. In addition, a description is given of the investigations to date into the origins of the crystals. The painting materials and crystals were analyzed using infrared microspectroscopy, fourier transform - infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy/x-ray energy spectrometry (SEM/XES), polarized light microscopy (PLM) and direct temperature resolved mass spectrometry (DTMS). The paints which exhibited crystal growth were identified as cobalt blue and alizarin crimson oil paints. The crystals were identified as fatty acids, specifically, palmitic and stearic acids.
- Notes
- Thesis (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 1997
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Pigments - Analysis
- Artists' materials
- Painting - Expertising
- Matériel d'artistes
- Peinture - Expertise
- Pigments - Analyse
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- ND 1635 R55
- Clé
- 11945
- Collection
- Catalogue