US EditionScientists Solve Mystery of Pollock's Turquoise Blue Pigment
- Scientists identified the origin of the rich turquoise blue in a 2.7-meter-wide Jackson Pollock painting displayed at MoMA in New York on Monday.
- This discovery followed earlier pigment analyses that had characterized reds and yellows but left the blue color source elusive until advanced chemical methods were applied.
- The study confirmed Pollock, an abstract expressionist, used manganese blue, a vibrant synthetic pigment phased out by the 1990s, and co-author Abed Haddad noted similarities between their analytical work and Pollock’s methodical painting.
- Edward Solomon from Stanford expressed fascination with uncovering the molecular origins of vivid colors, while Gene Hall of Rutgers University stated he is fairly certain the pigment identified is manganese blue.
- This first confirmed evidence of manganese blue in Pollock’s work advances art conservation and study by revealing molecular details of his pigment choices in a major museum-held painting.
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Researchers solve decades-old colour mystery in iconic Jackson Pollock painting | Science-Environment
It was phased out by the 1990s because of environmental concerns.Previous research had suggested that the turquoise from the painting could indeed be this colour, but the new study confirms it using samples from the canvas, said Rutgers Universitys Gene Hall, who has studied Pollocks paintings and was not involved with the discovery.Im pretty convinced that it could be manganese blue, Hall said.The researchers also went one step further, inspect…
Scientists identify a mystery colour in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings
Scientists have identified the origins of the blue color in one of Jackson Pollock’s paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a vibrant, synthetic pigment known as manganese blue.
Scientists have identified the origins of blue in one of Jackson Pollock's paintings with a little help from chemistry, confirming for the first time that the abstract expressionist used a synthetic and vibrant pigment known as manganese blue.
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