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A 19th Century “Ideal” Oil Paint Medium: A Complex Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Gel
Author(s) -
de Viguerie Laurence,
Jaber Maguy,
Pasco Hélène,
Lalevée Jacques,
MorletSavary Fabrice,
Ducouret Guylaine,
Rigaud Baptiste,
Pouget Thierry,
Sanchez Clément,
Walter Philippe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201611136
Subject(s) - rheology , ternary operation , linseed oil , polymer science , materials science , chemical engineering , turpentine , polymer chemistry , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , computer science , engineering , programming language
British 19th century painters such as J. M. W. Turner, commonly modified the properties of their paint by using gels called “gumtions”. These gels allowed them to easily tune the paint handling and drying properties. The fascinating properties of these “gumtions” were obtained by adding lead acetate to a ternary system based on mastic resin, linseed oil and turpentine. Herein, we report and investigate in depth the rheological properties of these gels as well as their structure at a molecular and supra‐molecular scale.