Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry of Binding Media from Early 20th Century Paint Samples from Arnold Schönberg’s Palette

Tubes of paint from the Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienna, have been investigated using gas chromatography – mass spectrometry. In total, 23 oil paint samples from paint tubes in different stages of dryness have been examined. The analyses have suggested that the principal painting medium in Schönberg’s palette is linseed oil, mixed with resinous compounds, essential oils, and beeswax, which have been simultaneously identified using off-line transmethylation with TMTFAH as a methylation reagent.

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