In the book 'A History of Pictures' by David Hockney and Martin Gayford, there is a discussion of the painting 'The Art of Painting' by Johannes Vermeer in the 17th century. David Hockney makes the following comment,
'But colour photography couldn't get tones like those (in the painting) as it has to rely on dyes and printing ink. Those aren't like paint, and never will be. You wouldn't be able to get all those blacks with colour photography, or the differnent blues, which are stunning and subtle in that painting.'
He does not mention pigment inks, but of course printing does not use oil as for the painting.
Any views on his opinion of colour rendition in printed images? The book was first published in the UK in 2016.
Best wishes,
Jonathan