Van Gogh's Sunflowers Illuminated: Art Meets Science

Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Illuminated
Art Meets Science
Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Illuminated
Art Meets Science
	Edited by Ella Hendriks and Marije Vellekoop
Contents
Foreword
Van Gogh\'s Sunflowers: Research in Context
	Technical studies of the London and Amsterdam Sunflowers
		New developments: a combined non-invasive and invasive approach
			MOLAB
			Drawing up the balance: current knowledge of the Sunflower paintings
			The 2019 conservation treatment of the Amsterdam Sunflowers
			Epilogue
			Notes
The Sunflowers in Perspective
	1. Introduction
	2. Flower still lifes
	3. Painting sunflowers in Provence
	4. Sunflowers for Gauguin
	5. Gratitude and consolation
	6. Coda
	Notes
Methods, Materials and Condition of the London Sunflowers
	1. Introduction
	2. Materials and techniques
	3. Condition and colour change
	4. Conclusion
	Notes
Methods and Materials of the Amsterdam Sunflowers
	1. Introduction
	2. Canvas
	3. Extension
	4. Design
	5. Palette
	6. Colour mixing and application
	7. Sequence of painting
	8. Paint handling
	9. Conclusion
	Notes
Chemical Alteration and Colour Changes in the Amsterdam Sunflowers
	A Focus on Geranium Lakes and Chrome Yellows
		1. Introduction
		2. The condition of geranium lake and chrome yellow colours used in the Amsterdam Sunflowers: a visual assessment
		3. Geranium lake: a bright but fugitive colour
		4. Chrome yellows: bright yellows that turn dark
		5. Conclusions
		Notes
Structure and Chemical Composition of the Surface Layers in the Amsterdam Sunflowers
	1. Introduction
	2. Results and discussion
	3. Discussion and conclusions
	Notes
Conservation of the Amsterdam Sunflowers: From Past to Future
	1. Introduction
	2. Jan Cornelis Traas (1898–1984)
	3. The 1927 treatment by Traas
	4. The 1961 treatment by Traas
	5. The current status quo: choices for conservation
	Notes
Methods and Techniques
	Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
		Notes
		Research Methods and Technical Terms: An Overview
		Experimental Methods and Conditions Used for Investigating the Amsterdam Sunflowers and Mock-up Paints
			1 The Amsterdam Sunflowers (chapters 4–6)
			2 Artificially aged mock-up paints (chapter 5)
			Notes
Bibliography
Abstracts
Index
About the Authors
Note to the Reader