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The conservation effort is tremendously meticulous. Stretching a
painting which is in bad shape can take many days and even weeks.
This is essential before one can work on parts of the painting.
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Painting face in raking light before treatment. |
Painting on temporary stretcher. |
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Canvas
deformation, tear, and protective facing seen in
raking
light – before treatment.
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Same area
as above, also in raking light - after removal of facing,
tear realignment, and reduction of planar
deformation using
localized humidification and a suction platen.
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Suction platen used to
locally reduce canvas deformation. Platen
setup is shown behind painting that is angled at right.
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Detail
during varnish and surface grime removal.
Most of the
right half has been cleaned.
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Detail
during varnish and grime removal.
A rectangular area
at
left has been cleaned.
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The
treatment carried out in the following photos includes:
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Localized flattening
of canvas deformation using humidity and weights and a mini
suction platen
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More generalized flattening of the canvas deformation (one
quarter of the painting at a time) on the MSC heated suction
table.
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Lining of the painting onto a new fabric using BEVA 371 adhesive
on the heated suction table.
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Detail during varnish and grime removal.
Rectangular area surrounding
rooster has not yet been cleaned.
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...during lining, one of four sections.
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...flattening and temporary stretching-
inraking light from right.
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...flattening and temporary stretching -
inraking light from left.
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...suction table after flattening of section
furthest from the viewer.
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...after lining, before infilling and
inpainting.
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...after lining on the heated suction table.
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...after stretching, varnishing and infilling, before
inpainting.
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The final result after the treatment |
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This house was transformed completely to accommodate this
painting after the painting conservation process. |
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ARTEX Fine Art Services’ professional art handlers shipped and
installed the painting. |
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