Women Along Right Edge

The left and right sides of the painting had sustained extensive damage from previous restoration campaigns and possibly from poor handling of the outer edges. The conservation team spent many hours carefully reintegrating the large areas of loss in this area.

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Date: 2015-04-23

Before

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Date: 2015-04-23

Before IMAGE

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Date: 2015-04-23

During

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Date: 2015-04-26

During IMAGE

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Date: 2015-04-26

Before IMAGE

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Date: 2015-01-25

During

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Date: 2015-01-28

During IMAGE

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Date: 2015-01-28

Status

Continued retouching/inpainting small areas of loss as well as larger textured fills. Continued using silicone molds and wax-resin paste to impart texture in large areas of loss.

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Date: 2015-02-01

November 2014

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Date: 2015-02-01

January 2015

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Date: 2015-02-03

2015-01 IMAGE

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Date: 2015-02-03

February 2015

Continued retouching/inpainting small areas of loss as well as larger textured fills. Continued using silicone molds and wax-resin paste to impart texture in large areas of loss.

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Date: 2015-02-05

2015-02 IMAGE

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Date: 2015-02-05

Continued with Texturing Wax-Resin Fills

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Date: 2015-02-07

Continued Texturing Fills

The team continues to prepare wax-resin paste and texture large areas of loss. The project leaders document the filling process while fills continue to be textured along the bottom section of the painting (Pictured here: Project Leaders Kristin deGhetaldi and Brian Baade; Project volunteer Sarah Beaver)

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Date: 2015-02-07

Textured Fills

Two detailed shots of textured fills, as seen after applying heat and silicone molds to the wax-resin paste. Care is taken to continue brushstrokes and to repeat distinct craquelure patterns.

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Date: 2015-02-07

Applying Retouching Paints to Losses

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Date: 2015-02-15

Applying Reversible Paints to Losses

Several days were devoted to the reintegration of the outer edges, as these areas had with sustained the most damage due to previous restoration campaigns and possibly poor storage/handling conditions. Extremely small brushes are used to carefully mix and apply the reversible, stable conservation paints to areas of loss and abrasion. (Pictured Here: Project volunteers Morgan Shankweiler and Sarah Beaver)

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Date: 2015-02-15

Retouching in Progress

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Date: 2015-02-22