Drawing Sheet 1 E-F

Support

Dimensions:

22.5 x 34.3 cm

Cut edge:

—

Paper type:

Ivory wove paper, discolored to tan

Pinholes:

ULC, URC and LRC

Additional notes:

Sewing holes:

Edges overlapping adj. sheet:

—

Edges extending below adj. sheet:

Right edge

Edges abutting adj. sheet:

Left and bottom edges

Media

Colored pencil:

Blue pencil was applied overall in the upper and left areas of sky

Dark black pencil is used to define the cross-hatched rays, and is applied over all media, including the blue pastel

Yellow pencil is visible in the rays, below the yellow pastel

Greenish-blue pencil is applied at the right side in the rays

Graphite:

Touches of graphite are visible in the cross-hatched areas of rays, and appear to be applied before pastel and colored pencil (first)

Pastel:

Blue pastel is applied over the blue pencil

Yellow pastel is applied in the rays, in some cases over the blue pastel

Light pink pastel is applied below all media, including the black pencil lines in the cross-hatched areas of the rays (second)

Orange pastel is applied in the center area of rays, over the yellow pastel

Watercolor:

—

Scratching:

—

Additional media notes:

Composition

Drawing to sheet edges:

Drawing is visible to edges, only blue pencil is visible along the right edge

Drawing into adjacent sheet:

Blue pastel strokes directly corresponds to 1G

Compositional changes/additions:

Blue pastel possibly added later in the sky

Artist’s patches:

—

Former restoration:

—

Drawing on verso:

—

Additional observations:

Analysis

Technique

Area/location

Results/observations

Photo microscopy:

Ultra-violet radiation:

Infrared radiation:

Raman Spectroscopy:

X-Ray diffraction: