@inproceedings{495ce2401acf451b8457cde3c3d9c3d8,
title = "Surface shape studies of the art of Paul Gauguin",
abstract = "Starting in the 1890s the artist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) created a series of prints and transfer drawings using techniques that are not entirely understood. To better understand the artist's production methods, photometric stereo was used to assess the surface shape of a number of these graphic works that are now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Photometric stereo uses multiple images of Gauguin's graphic works captured from a fixed camera position, lit from multiple specific angles to create an interactive composite image that reveals textural characteristics. These active images reveal details of sequential media application upon experimental printing matrices that help resolve longstanding art historical questions about the evolution of Gauguin's printing techniques. Our study promotes the use of photometric stereo to capitalize on the increasing popularity of Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) among conservators in the world's leading museums.",
keywords = "Gauguin, photometric stereo, printmaking techniques, quantitative surface shape measurement, reflectance transformation imaging, transfer drawings",
author = "Oliver Cossairt and Xiang Huang and Nathan Matsuda and Harriet Stratis and Mary Broadway and Jack Tumblin and Greg Bearman and Eric Doehne and Aggelos Katsaggelos and Marc Walton",
note = "Funding Information: This project was undertaken at the Northwestern University / Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NU-ACCESS). NU-ACCESS is funded through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Supplemental support is provided by the Materials Research Center, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 2nd Digital Heritage International Congress: Analysis and Interpretation - Theory, Methodologies, Preservation and Standards - Digital Heritage Projects and Applications, Digital Heritage 2015 ; Conference date: 28-09-2015 Through 02-10-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2015.7419447",
language = "English (US)",
series = "2015 Digital Heritage International Congress, Digital Heritage 2015",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "13--20",
editor = "Torres, {Juan Carlos} and Gabriele Guidi and Juan Barcelo and Luciana Duranti and Holger Graf and Pere Brunet and Susan Hazan and Roberto Scopigno and Fabio Remondino",
booktitle = "2015 Digital Heritage International Congress, Digital Heritage 2015",
address = "United States",
}