Why Van Gogh’s Yellows Are Turning Brown

Vincent van Gogh’s paintings of sunflowers aren’t as vivid as they used to be and the sun is to blame, say researchers who have solved a problem that has long stumped art conservationists. A team of chemists experimenting with ultraviolet light and tubes of paint belonging to 19th-century artists found…

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Why Van Gogh’s Yellows Are Turning Brown

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