23182
Editor
Bridgland, Janet
Title Of Article Chaper
MOLAB, a mobile facility suitable for non-invasive in-situ investigations of early and contemporary paintings: case study – <i>Victory Boogie Woogie</i> (1942–1944) by Piet Mondrian
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM Committee for Conservation, ICOM-CC, 15th Triennial Conference New Delhi, 22-26 September 2008: preprints
Pages
857-864
Publisher
Allied Publishers PVT
Publisher City
New Delhi
ISBN
9.79E+12
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph : Proceedings
Literature Level
Monographic
Meeting
ICOM Committee for Conservation, ICOM-CC (2008 : 15th : New Delhi)
Meeting City
New Delhi
Meeting Country
India
Abstract
This article intends to demonstrate MOLAB’s multi-technique in-situ noninvasive approach as applied to the study of the materials found in Mondrian’s painting, <i>Victory Boogie Woogie</i>, conserved at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague. The study was carried out using five portable spectroscopic techniques; x-ray fluorescence, mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy, near infrared reflectance spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy in absorption and emission modes and fluorescence imaging, allowing for the identification of the pigments employed by Mondrian in his last unfinished masterpiece. Signature key elements belonging to each of the colours employed by Mondrian along with the clean lines and restricted palette of the artist allowed for a greater elaboration of the build-up of the work.
Keywords
modern paintings; non-invasive; Piet Mondrian; X-ray fluorescence; mid-infrared reflectance Spectroscopy; near infrared reflectance spectroscopy; UV-vis fluorescence
pub_id
23182
Meeting Date
20080922-20080926