Before

Extremely small brushes are used to carefully mix and apply the reversible, stable conservation paints to areas of loss and abrasion.

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Date: 2015-08-19

Before IMAGE

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Date: 2015-08-19

During

Extremely small brushes are used to carefully mix and apply the reversible, stable conservation paints to areas of loss and abrasion.

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Date: 2015-08-22

After IMAGE

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Date: 2015-08-22

Status

Completed Inpainting process and applied final varnish coat to the painting's surface. A backingboard was adhered to the reverse of the painting for preventive measures.

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Date: 2015-09-01

Finishing Touches

Finishing touches were made to remaining losses and abrasion throughout the painting.<br/><br/>(Pictured Here: Project leader Kristin deGhetaldi)

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Date: 2015-09-07

Preparing/Attaching the Backingboard

A foamcore backingboard was prepared and attached to the verso of the painting for preventive and protective measures. The bottom corners were padded out to provide additional support to this particular area of the canvas.<br/><br/>(Pictured Here: Project interns Katie Rovito and Claire Burns)

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Date: 2015-09-15

Final Varnish Application

A final protective layer of saturating varnish was applied to the surface. Today conservators use reversible, synthetic varnishes that will not discolor or darken with age. (Pictured here: Project leader Kristin deGhetaldi)

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Date: 2015-09-23

Status

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Date: 2015-10-01

September 2013

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January 2014

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Date: 2015-10-03

2014-01 IMAGE

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Date: 2015-10-03

November 2014

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Date: 2015-10-05

2015-10 IMAGE

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Date: 2015-10-05

May 2015

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Date: 2015-10-07

2015-05 IMAGE

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Date: 2015-10-07

October 2015

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Date: 2015-10-09

Soldier's Foot

Several distracting pentimenti (original changes made by the artist that were not meant to be seen) had to be carefully suppressed using conservation paints. As seen in the x-ray and IR images, multiple changes were made to the legs and feet belonging to the group of central soliders. As oil paint can become more transparent over time these pentimenti began to become visible, giving rise to distracting, ghostly forms in the paint

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Date: 2015-05-07

Before

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Before IMAGE

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Date: 2015-05-07