Inside the Forger’s Oven: Identification of Drying Products in Oil Paints During and After Accelerated Drying with Increased Temperatures

Microchemical Imaging of Oil Paint Composition and Degradation: State-of-the-Art and Future Prospects

“…Past studies have shown that forgers have tried various strategies to speed up the drying of the oil paint, such as accelerated ageing conditions or the use of additives to create a hard paint film (Blumenroth et al 2019;Breek and Froentjes 1975). Access to suitable analytical techniques and an understanding of the drying processes of oil paint are important factors in unravelling these frauds.…”