Vincent Van Gogh's "Flowers in a blue vase" with small white squares added to show areas of discoloration. Janssens et al What makes a painted flower wilt? A group of chemists think that a ...

Researchers discovered that a particular brand of paint favored by the Spanish artist had an atomic structure that predisposed it to degradation. By Katherine Kornei From Van Gogh’s sunflowers to ...

Hamburg / Grenoble 14 September 2012 (jointly released by the ESRF and DESY): With a sophisticated X-ray analysis scientists have identified why parts of the Van Gogh painting "Flowers in a blue vase" ...

I once asked an artist I know what he did about varnishing his oil paintings. I had read about "varnishing day" at the great salon exhibits in Paris in the 19th century and wondered what it was like ...

Photo of the painting “Flowers in a blue vase” by Vincent van Gogh. The discoloration is located on the right side of the bouquet. Image courtesy of Kröller-Müller Museum Since Vincent van Gogh ...