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Using Non‐Destructive Analysis Techniques to Examine the Artworks of Taiwanese Artist Cheng‐Po Chen (1895‐1947)
Author(s) -
Wu HanChung,
Soraluze Ioseba I.,
Chen LiPo,
Huang PingChih,
Kuei ChunHsiung
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.201300033
Subject(s) - chen , chemistry , art , visual arts , conservation , polymer science , geology , environmental science , paleontology , environmental planning
This study employed the non‐destructive techniques to analyze and examine the artworks of the Taiwanese artist Cheng‐Po Chen (1895‐1947) for disclosing the damage to Chen's artworks and determine his creation habits. Ten pieces of artworks that required restoration were examined using ultraviolet examination techniques. Based on the differences in their fluorescence characteristics, various parts of these works were shown to have been retouched, thus, original and retouched regions were distinguished. Examining these works using Infrared instrument revealed that Chen did not use charcoal to prepare drafts, and he directly applied oil paint to the canvases. Subsequently, these two examination techniques were adopted to examine sketches. The results showed that residues imprinted on them cause of storage methods were organic materials from charcoal and not carbon granules. The X‐ray examination identified numerous creations beneath the surface of several artworks. The X‐ray fluorescence spectrometer was used for elemental analysis of the pigments. The results corresponded with the pigments listed in Chen's purchase form, thus, we summarized the composition of palettes used by Chen. In general, this study acquired a considerable amount of information from the pigment examinations and established a database of the pigments that Chen commonly employed in his artworks.