Van Gogh's Sunflowers Illuminated : : Art Meets Science / / ed. by Ella Hendriks, Maarten Bommel, Marije Vellekoop, Muriel Geldof.

Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers are seen by many as icons of Western European art. Two of these masterpieces - the first version painted in August 1888 (The National Gallery, London) and the painting made after it in January 1889 (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam) - have been the subject of a detailed...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Place / Publishing House:Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Van Gogh Museum Studies
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.) :; 90
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • 1. Van Gogh's Sunflowers: Research in Context
  • 2. The Sunflowers in Perspective
  • 3. Methods, Materials and Condition of the London Sunflowers
  • 4. Methods and Materials of the Amsterdam Sunflowers
  • 5. Chemical Alteration and Colour Changes in the Amsterdam Sunflowers
  • 6. Structure and Chemical Composition of the Surface Layers in the Amsterdam Sunflowers
  • 7. Conservation of the Amsterdam Sunflowers: From Past to Future
  • 8. Methods and Techniques
  • Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
  • Research Methods and Technical Terms: An Overview
  • Experimental Methods and Conditions Used for Investigating the Amsterdam Sunflowers and Mock-up Paints
  • Bibliography
  • Abstracts
  • Index
  • About the Authors
  • Note to the Reader