Paul Cézanne, Apples, Bottles and Chairback

1904-06

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Yellow
Chrome yellow (possibly also Lemon yellow)

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Red
Probably Chrome red

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Yellow clothes
Chrome yellow and probably lemon yellow. Prussian blue for the contours and details of the dress.

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Violet-red tablecloth
Chrome red and cobalt blue

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Dark blue bottle
Cobalt blue and indigo

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Pigment analysis of the painting Cézanne, Apples, Bottles and Chairback

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Overview

Paul Cézanne, Apples, Bottles and Chairback

Medium: Watercolour
Support: Paper
Size: 60.4 × 45.7 cm

Art period: Post-Impressionism
The Courtald Gallery, London
Accession Number: D.1948.SC.111

The pigment analysis is based on the following publication: Clare Richardson, Analysis of Inorganic Materials from Paintings and Watercolours by Paul Cézanne from the Courtauld Gallery Using Two Methods of Non-Invasive Portable XRF with Light Microscopy and Sem/Edx Spectroscopy, 9th International Conference on NDT of Art, Jerusalem Israel, 25-30 May 2008.

Resources

Videos

Video: 'Cézanne's Radical Approach to the Still Life' by Sotheby

Video: 'Cézanne: Art and Life' by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Video: 'Paul Cézanne: The Father of Modern Art' by National Gallery London

Video: 'Paul Cézanne: A Collection of 645 Works (HD)' by LearnFromMasters

Publications and Websites

Publications

References

Clare Richardson, Analysis of Inorganic Materials from Paintings and Watercolours by Paul Cézanne from the Courtauld Gallery Using Two Methods of Non-Invasive Portable XRF with Light Microscopy and Sem/Edx Spectroscopy, 9th International Conference on NDT of Art, Jerusalem Israel, 25-30 May 2008.

Websites

Website of The Courtald Gallery, London