A Study of Color Palettes and Painting Techniques of Prayat Pongdam: Oil on Board Painting “Cats and Birds (1957)” Using Micro-XRF Scanning Technique

This work presents the characterization of the pigments in the painting by Prayat Pongdam, one of the most essential artists in the history of Thai contemporary art. The painting that was studied is named “Cats and Birds (1957),” oil on board, from the collection of a private collector. XRF measurem...

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Main Authors: Nawarat Kaew-On, Supapit Kongchan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association CeROArt 2024-10-01
Series:CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/8719
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description This work presents the characterization of the pigments in the painting by Prayat Pongdam, one of the most essential artists in the history of Thai contemporary art. The painting that was studied is named “Cats and Birds (1957),” oil on board, from the collection of a private collector. XRF measurements were carried out utilizing a portable system and mapping scanning. XRF revealed substantial information about the pigments in the painting and the artist’s technique. Lead white (Pb) was presented in or near the ground layer. A mixture of barium (Ba) and titanium (Ti) was applied in almost all areas but less in the blue areas, presumably because these two pigments were used on top of the ground layer. Zinc (Zn) white was mixed with the cerulean blue (Co, Sn) for the blue regions. Chromium-based green (Cr) and red ochre (Fe) were in the palette in green and red areas, respectively. A layer of gold was applied to some areas, assuming the artist wanted to make it a highlight. Metallic pigments containing copper (Cu) were also revealed.
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spelling doaj-art-51f2cd604382446bb1a68b789fedea282025-01-30T14:14:37ZengAssociation CeROArtCeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art1784-50922024-10-011310.4000/12lddA Study of Color Palettes and Painting Techniques of Prayat Pongdam: Oil on Board Painting “Cats and Birds (1957)” Using Micro-XRF Scanning TechniqueNawarat Kaew-OnSupapit KongchanThis work presents the characterization of the pigments in the painting by Prayat Pongdam, one of the most essential artists in the history of Thai contemporary art. The painting that was studied is named “Cats and Birds (1957),” oil on board, from the collection of a private collector. XRF measurements were carried out utilizing a portable system and mapping scanning. XRF revealed substantial information about the pigments in the painting and the artist’s technique. Lead white (Pb) was presented in or near the ground layer. A mixture of barium (Ba) and titanium (Ti) was applied in almost all areas but less in the blue areas, presumably because these two pigments were used on top of the ground layer. Zinc (Zn) white was mixed with the cerulean blue (Co, Sn) for the blue regions. Chromium-based green (Cr) and red ochre (Fe) were in the palette in green and red areas, respectively. A layer of gold was applied to some areas, assuming the artist wanted to make it a highlight. Metallic pigments containing copper (Cu) were also revealed.https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/8719pigmentportable micro-XRFmapping scanning XRFThai Contemporary artThai National Artistoil on board painting
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A Study of Color Palettes and Painting Techniques of Prayat Pongdam: Oil on Board Painting “Cats and Birds (1957)” Using Micro-XRF Scanning Technique
CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art
pigment
portable micro-XRF
mapping scanning XRF
Thai Contemporary art
Thai National Artist
oil on board painting
title A Study of Color Palettes and Painting Techniques of Prayat Pongdam: Oil on Board Painting “Cats and Birds (1957)” Using Micro-XRF Scanning Technique
title_full A Study of Color Palettes and Painting Techniques of Prayat Pongdam: Oil on Board Painting “Cats and Birds (1957)” Using Micro-XRF Scanning Technique
title_fullStr A Study of Color Palettes and Painting Techniques of Prayat Pongdam: Oil on Board Painting “Cats and Birds (1957)” Using Micro-XRF Scanning Technique
title_full_unstemmed A Study of Color Palettes and Painting Techniques of Prayat Pongdam: Oil on Board Painting “Cats and Birds (1957)” Using Micro-XRF Scanning Technique
title_short A Study of Color Palettes and Painting Techniques of Prayat Pongdam: Oil on Board Painting “Cats and Birds (1957)” Using Micro-XRF Scanning Technique
title_sort study of color palettes and painting techniques of prayat pongdam oil on board painting cats and birds 1957 using micro xrf scanning technique
topic pigment
portable micro-XRF
mapping scanning XRF
Thai Contemporary art
Thai National Artist
oil on board painting
url https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/8719
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