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| Anna (Linn) Borodkina: | The painting technique of Hilde Goldschmidt (1897–1980): Examination of 188 paintings from the collection at the Museum Kitzbühel – Alfons Walde Collection | Back |
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| Abstract: | Hilde Goldschmidt (1897–1980) was an expressionist graphic artist and painter, with a long and productive creative phase spanning 62 years in the mid-20th century. Her subjects were shaped by her life story, portraying friends, acquaintances, family members, and her cats, as well as individuals unrelated to her personal life. She painted still lifes and landscapes during numerous study trips, as well as during her years of exile in England – due to her expulsion from Austria by the National Socialism regime because of her Jewish heritage – and in her chosen home of Kitzbühel. A total of 188 paintings from her estate, which are housed in the archive of the Museum Kitzbühel – Alfons Walde Collection, were examined for painting materials and techniques. The analyses are described in an exemplary, statistical, and detailed manner, while being listed in tabular form in the appendix for each individual painting. Special attention was given to grouping of the different painting materials and paint layer phenomena, as well as characterizing and examining the industrially primed textile supports and special surface effects in the works. Fiber microscopy, microchemical tests, and FTIR were employed to conduct the investigations, and additional information was obtained through interviews with contemporary witnesses. |
| Keywords: | Hilde Goldschmidt, industrially primed textile supports, 20th century, paint technical analysis, collection of artworks, Austrian Expressionism, art technological research |
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