Table 4 Overview of the paint reconstructions made
From: Reconstructing Van Gogh’s palette to determine the optical characteristics of his paints
Pigment | Provenance | Binding medium |
|---|---|---|
Zinc white | Kremer Pigmente ‘zinc white’ | Poppyseed oil |
Lead white | RCE reference collection, Schoonhoven de Kat | Poppyseed oil |
Chrome yellow | Aldrich ‘lead(II) chromate’ | Linseed oil |
Chrome yellow lemon | Prepared by Vanessa Otero (Universidade NOVA de Lisboa) according to Winsor and Newton manufacturing process [52] | Linseed oil |
Eosin | Home-made based on late 19th and early 20th century recipes | Linseed oil |
Linseed oil + paraffin wax | ||
Cochineal | Kremer Pigmente ‘carmine naccarat’ | Linseed oil |
Vermilion | Kremer Pigmente ‘vermilion’ | Linseed oil |
Red lead | RCE reference collection Sikkens verkoop Nederland N.V., Sassenheim | Linseed oil |
Viridian green | Kremer Pigmente ‘viridian green’ | Linseed oil |
Emerald green | RCE reference collection N.V. Vernis-en Verffabriek Vettewinkel and Zonen | Linseed oil |
Ultramarine blue | Kremer Pigmente, ‘ultramarine blue, dark’ | Poppyseed oil |
Cobalt blue | Kremer Pigmente ‘cobalt blue medium’ | Poppyseed oil |
Prussian blue | Kremer Pigmente ‘Prussian blue LUX’ | Poppyseed oil |
Barium sulphate | Kremer Pigmente ‘blanc fixe’ | Poppyseed oil |
Calcium carbonate | Kremer Pigmente ‘calcium carbonate’ | Poppyseed oil |
Bone blacka | Kremer Pigmente ‘bone black’ | Linseed oil |