Van Gogh`s sunflowers are wilting as yellow paint fades to brown
(The Guardian Netherlands)

X-rays reveal light-sensitive paint used by artist will cause painting to lose vibrancy The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is reviewing how it displays the artist´s Sunflowers painting after a pioneering new technique revealed the painting´s petals and stems are withering to an olive-brown colour as a result of his use of a light-sensitive yellow paint.A laborious x-ray scan of the painting´s canvas has discovered that Vincent van Gogh used two different types of a chrome yellow paint, one of which is more liable to degrade under light. Related: It was all yellow: did digitalis affect the way Van Gogh saw the world? Related: Tate to stage its first Van Gogh exhibition since 1947 in London Continue reading...