Unveiling Harriet Backer: ICP–OES study for the characterisation of the colour tubes from her original paint box

Abstract Micro-samples from 57 original paint tubes used between 1904 and 1909 by the Norwegian painter, Harriet Backer were studied with inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP–OES). This accurate elemental characterisation of Backer’s original materials aims to fill several g...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francesco Caruso, Sara Mantellato, Noëlle L. W. Streeton, Tine Frøysaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-018-0244-8