Vincent van Gogh, The Schoolboy
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Orange background
Chrome orange
Blue shirt
Prussian blue, emerald green, and zinc white
Shirt collar
Emerald green and chrome yellow
Flesh tones
Emerald green, chrome yellow and/or chrome orange, vermilion, yellow and/or red ochre, and zinc white
Yellow chair
Chrome yellow
Red lips
Vermilion and red lake (eosin)
Green spot in the hair
Emerald green, chrome yellow and/or chrome orange, and possibly Prussian blue or ochre
Cap
Prussian blue, vermilion, emerald green, chrome yellow and/or chrome orange
Pigment analysis: Hover the mouse over the white points to learn about the pigments used at this spot.
Overview
Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Size: 63,5 x 54 cm
Art period: Post-Impressionism
São Paulo Museum of Art
MASP.00112
The Schoolboy is a portrait of Camille Roulin, son of the Arles postman, Joseph Roulin, whom van Gogh also depicted in several paintings.
This pigment analysis is based on the following publication:
Rafael Molari, Carlos Roberto Appoloni, Pigment analysis in four paintings by Vincent van Gogh by portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF), Radiation Physics and Chemistry 181 (2021) 109336
Overview
Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Size: 63,5 x 54 cm
Art period: Post-Impressionism
São Paulo Museum of Art
MASP.00112
The Schoolboy is a portrait of Camille Roulin, son of the Arles postman, Joseph Roulin, whom van Gogh also depicted in several paintings.
This pigment analysis is based on the following publication:
Rafael Molari, Carlos Roberto Appoloni, Pigment analysis in four paintings by Vincent van Gogh by portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF), Radiation Physics and Chemistry 181 (2021) 109336
Pigment analysis
Pigment Analysis
This pigment analysis is based on the work of the scientists at the State University of Londrina in Brazil (1). The scientists employed the method of X-ray fluorescence to prepare maps of individual pigments throughout the whole painting.
1 Red background: red lake, vermilion, and red ochre
2 Orange background: Chrome orange
3 Yellow chair: chrome yellow
4 Blue shirt: Prussian blue, emerald green, and zinc white
5 Green collar: Emerald green and chrome yellow
6 Red lips: vermilion and red lake (eosin)
7 Flesh tones: Emerald green, chrome yellow and/or chrome orange, vermilion, yellow and/or red ochre, and zinc white
8 Cap: Prussian blue, vermilion, emerald green, chrome yellow and/or chrome orange
References
(1) Rafael Molari, Carlos Roberto Appoloni, Pigment analysis in four paintings by Vincent van Gogh by portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF), Radiation Physics and Chemistry 181 (2021) 109336
Pigments used in this painting
Resources
Videos
Video: 'Vincent van Gogh: The colour and vitality of his works' by National Gallery London
Publications and Websites
Publications
(1) Rafael Molari, Carlos Roberto Appoloni, Pigment analysis in four paintings by Vincent van Gogh by portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF), Radiation Physics and Chemistry 181 (2021) 109336
