THM-GCMS and FTIR for the study of binding media in Yellow Islands by Jackson Pollock and Break Point by Fiona Banner

Cappitelli, Francesca

THM-GCMS and FTIR for the study of binding media in Yellow Islands by Jackson Pollock and Break Point by Fiona Banner

Resource type

Journal article

Creator (person)

Cappitelli, Francesca

Date published

2004

Abstract

Throughout the 20th century a number of binding media, including synthetic resins, have been employed in paints. It is only very recently that thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (THM-GCMS) has been used for the identification of a wide variety of binding media employed in the 20th century art. This paper shows as THM-GCMS was successfully used in conjunction with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for the study of binding media in samples from Yellow Islands by Jackson Pollock [Tate Collection, T00436] and Break Point by Fiona Banner [Tate Collection, T07501].

Journal title

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volume

71

Issue

1

Publisher

Elsevier Science BV

Place of publication

Amsterdam

ISSN

0165-2370

Official URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-2370(03)00128-1

DOI

10.1016/S0165-2370(03)00128-1