ANALYSIS OF MODERNS PAINTS

This volume addresses the consequences of the increased use of synthetic resins in artists' paints for the conservation, preservation and treatment of modern art. Learner, a senior conservation scientist at London's Tate Museum, outlines the techniques currently employed to analyze the synthetic resins used in modern painting materials, including results for standard samples of the principal classes of synthetic binding media, various pigments and extenders, tube paint formulations and microscopic paint fragments taken from works of art. The text includes a glossary and a list of suppliers.