Table 1 List of pigments identified in the six Séraphine paintings analyzed for this study
From: Painting on the margins: investigating the pigments, media, and techniques of Séraphine Louis
Title | Tree of Paradise | Grapes | Grappes Bleues avec feuilles roses | L’Arbre du Paradis | Les Grandes Marguerites | Fruits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Collection | MoMA | MMA | MAA | MAA | MAA | MoMA |
Date | c. 1928 | c. 1928 | c. 1929 | 1929–30 | 1929–30 | 1929–30 |
Pigment | ||||||
Zinc white | X | X | X | X | S | X |
Lead white | X | X | X | ? | ? | X |
Carbon-based black | S | |||||
Yellow ochre | X | X | ? | X | ||
Umber | X | X | ||||
Vermilion | S | X | ||||
Alizarin lake | S | ? | S | S | S | S |
Rhodamine B lake | S | |||||
Chrome orange | S | ? | ? | |||
Chrome yellow deep | S† | X | S | S | ||
Chrome yellow light | S | S | S | S | ||
Cadmium yellow | X | X | ||||
Zinc yellow | X | X | S | |||
Emerald green | S | |||||
Chromium-oxide based green | X | X | X | X | ||
Prussian blue | S | S | S | S | S | S |
Cobalt blue | X | X | X | |||
Ultramarine blue | S | S | S | S | S | |