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Identification by Raman microscopy of anachronistic pigments on a purported Chagall nude: conservation consequences

Clark, RJH; (2016) Identification by Raman microscopy of anachronistic pigments on a purported Chagall nude: conservation consequences. Applied Physics A , 122 , Article 144. 10.1007/s00339-016-9644-3. Green open access

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Abstract

A painting purported to be by the artist Marc Chagall has been examined using Raman microscopy to check on its proposed execution date of 1910. The analysis shows that, due the presence of phthalocyanine pigments, the painting cannot have been created prior to c.1938. Transport of the painting to the Chagall Committee in France for inspection has led to their declaration that the painting is a forgery. Under French law the painting is required to be destroyed rather than retained for other forensic examination; the consequences for preservation of such items is of paramount importance, as is the need for auction houses to carry out analyses prior to auction.

Type: Article
Title: Identification by Raman microscopy of anachronistic pigments on a purported Chagall nude: conservation consequences
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-016-9644-3
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00339-016-9644-3
Language: English
Additional information: © The Author(s) 2016. Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://​creativecommons.​org/​licenses/​by/​4.​0/​), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1476616
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