Fig. 11
From: Zinc white marker paint in Mondrian’s neoplastic paintings
Cross section of sample 78.3-X2 from Composition with yellow and blue in bright field (BF) incident polarised light and SEM-BEI. The EDX spectrum of a large aluminum phosphate inclusion is reported. The following layers can be observed. 1: white layer containing lead white with some zinc white and aluminum (hydroxide) and black and yellowish earth pigment particles; 2, 4–8: six blue paint layers with cobalt blue, zinc white and ultramarine (except for layer 8 regarding ultramarine); 3: discontinuous black paint layer from the black line, based on bone black. In paint layer 5 roundish inclusions with Al, P and low amounts of Ca and K were detected (EDX spectrum)