From 2008 study released by Klaas Jan de Berg. White pigment additions highlighted in lime green. Probably added as colour brightener. The Titanium dioxide added to Old Holland's zinc white has apparently caught out at least one forger creating works intended to be from before the invention of titanium white as a oil pigment.
White pigments added to colours 2008
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Just looking again at this list. I think they made a mistake with the Winsor & Newton cobalt blue deep. "Zn in addition to Co, Al of pigment" The positive zinc result will likely not be an addition, but a part of cobalt blue deep itself as unlike standard cobalt blue, Zn is actually part of its make up. ( On top of that, adding a white to a 'deep' colour would strike me as an odd thing to do.) The other two cobalt blues (Rembrandt and Old Holland) in the test are the usual PB28. They should have tested like with like.
BTW, I'm not in favour of anyone adding white to a colour to brighten it up. We can do that ourselves thank you very much.
The addition of titanium dioxide to Old Hollands zinc white is an oddity to me. It won't make it any whiter. Unless they add it in an attempt to make their zinc white a fraction less brittle?
The addition of titanium dioxide to Old Hollands zinc white is an oddity to me. It won't make it any whiter. Unless they add it in an attempt to make their zinc white a fraction less brittle?