Department Chair
Patrick Ravines
Date of Award
8-2017
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Art Conservation, M.A., C.A.S.
Department
Art Education Department
Advisor
James Hamm
First Reader
Aaron Shugar
Second Reader
Jiuan Jiuan Chen
Third Reader
Rebecca Ploeger
Abstract
Technical analysis and conservation treatment was carried out on a late 19th century oil on panel painting, potentially a portrait of Yvette Guilbert by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Materials analysis was done to identify pigments, binding media, varnish, and wood. X-ray fluorescence, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry were employed. Extensive photographic documentation was executed to track changes before, during, and after treatment, and to enhance examination. No modern pigments introduced after the turn of the 20th century were discovered. Hypotheses are made about the artist’s methods. Information obtained through this study may be used to further attribution research.
Recommended Citation
Harada, Kathryn, "TOULOUSE OR NOT TOULOUSE: ANALYSIS AND CONSERVATION OF AN OIL ON PANEL PAINTING" (2017). Art Conservation Master's Projects. 74.
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/art_con_projects/74
