Notice catalographique « Lucite 44 paint mixture in Gordon Rayner's Thank you Mr. Artaud : technical examination and consolidation of a zinc soap surface »
- Titre
- Lucite 44 paint mixture in Gordon Rayner's Thank you Mr. Artaud : technical examination and consolidation of a zinc soap surface
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Joyce, Emily
- Queen's University (Kingston, ON)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, ON
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2021
- Collation
- vii, 32 pages + 3 appendices (various paging) : illustrations (chiefly colour), charts, tables ; 28 cm
- Série
- Queen's Master in Art Conservation
- Résumé
- Lucite 44, a poly (n-butyl methacrylate), was one of the early solvent-borne acrylic resins that mid-twentieth century artists added to oil paint to decrease drying time and increase fluidity. Canadian abstract painter, Gordon Rayner, regularly incorporated Lucite 44 into his practice, and noted its inclusion in the inscription on the reverse of his painting, Thank you Mr. Artaud. The unvarnished, matte surface of this painting exhibited localized areas of cracking, delamination and loss in the orange layer. A technical analysis of the painting was completed to characterize its pigments and binders, find an explanation for its delamination, and identify options for its consolidation treatment. The consolidation of this painting was complicated by the brittle and friable paint, and by the discovery of zinc soaps in areas of delamination. Paint samples and cross sections from the painting were examined using high resolution digital microscopy, ultraviolet fluorescence microscopy, x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, external reflectance infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy to gather information on the painting’s layered structure and chemical composition. Microscopic analysis of the paint structure highlighted Rayner’s working process, while pigment analysis showed that the main pigments in areas of flaking were cadmium orange and zinc white. The discovery of zinc soaps through binder analysis informed the painting’s consolidation treatment, and inspired the creation of sample boards using poly (n-butyl methacrylate) and oil paint mixtures for future study of delamination due to zinc soaps in Lucite 44 paint mixtures.
- Notes
- Thesis (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 2021
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Artists' materials - Analysis
- Painting - Conservation and restoration
- Paint - Analysis
- Paint - Testing
- Pigments - Analysis
- Pigments - Testing
- Matérial d'artistes - Analyse
- Peinture - Conservation et restauration
- Peinture (Produit chimique) - Analyse
- Peinture (Produit chimique) - Essais
- Pigments - Analyse
- Pigments - Essais
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- ND 1640 J69 2021
- Clé
- 19921
- Collection
- Catalogue