Re: Rembrandt's mysterious impastoes

In Reply to: Rembrandt's mysterious impastoes posted by James Morton on 08/24/00 at 1:32 PM:

Here is the description of an interesting new product from Holbein. I have just bought a tube but did not try it yet:

---QUICK-DRYING WHITE - A new underpainting white made of titanium white, calcium carbonate, poppy oil, alkyd resin and petroleum solvent. It will dry, if not mixed with slower drying oil color, in 4-6 hours when applied at normal thickness, and 12-18 hours when applied thickly in impasto. Non-toxic, virtually non-yellowing, non-reactive to sulphur and inert with strong adhesion qualities. Quick-drying white will dry mat, butblends easily with mediums and varnishes to a gloss finish.In impasto, it will dry to the consistency of raw rubber so the surface may be carved successfully.---

 
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