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Table 3 Pigments, fillers and dyes identified in the tube colours by Raman, SEM–EDS, and HPLC

From: The artists’ materials of P. S. Krøyer: An analytical study of the artist’s paintings and tube colours by Raman, SEM–EDS and HPLC

Trade name (Brand)

Nos.

Raman/SEM–EDS

HPLC

Cadmium yellow dark (Pacht)

2

CdS orange

 

Cadmium yellow light (Pacht)

2

CdS yellow

 

Brilliant yellow (Pacht)

2

CdS yellow, ZnO

 

Cadmium lemon yellow (Pacht)

1

KCd2(CrO4)2(H3O2)

 

Chromium yellow light (Pacht)

1

PbCrO4, Pb3(CO3)(OH)2

 

Viridian (Pacht)

2

Cr2O3·2H2O, Al2O3

 

Viridian* (Pacht)

2

Cr2O3·2H2O, BaSO4, Si, carbon black

 

Chrome green light (Pacht)

1

Cr2O3·2H2O, CdS, ZnO, BaSO4

 

Chrome green medium (Pacht)

1

Cr2O3·2H2O, CdS, KZn2(CrO4)2(H3O2), ZnO, BaSO4

 

Cobalt blue (Pacht)

2

CoAl2O4·Al2O3

 

Ivory black (Pacht)

3

C,Ca5(PO4)3(OH)

 

Snow white* (Pacht)

1

ZnO, carbon black

 

Green lake light (Averhoff)

1

Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3, BaSO4, Al

Naphthol yellow S, auramin O, martius yellow

Madder lake golden rose (Pacht)

1

CaCO3, Mg3Si4O10(OH)2, Al, P

Purpurin, pseudopurpurin

Madder lake deep rose (Pacht)

2

CaCO3, BaSO4, Al, P

Purpurin, alizarin

Madder lake rose (Alman)

1

Al, P, S, Sn

Purpurin

Carmine lake ordinary (Lefranc)

1

CaCO3, Al, Sn

Carminic acid

Red oxide (Pacht)

1

CdS orange, Al

Purpurin, alizarin

Red oxide (Averhoff)

1

Fe2O3, BaSO4, Al, P

Not analysed

Red oxide (Averhoff)

4

CdS orange, Al, P

Not analysed

  1. * Designates tubes described as “slowly drying” on the label