by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator

4/13/2023

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Painted by the French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), Fog on Guernsey recently paid a visit to our lab for cleaning—and it let us in on a charming secret.

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12/9/2021

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Be sure to stop by Gallery 227 to see Still Life in Blue with Lemon after its visit to Conservation.

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2/27/2020

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This beautiful landscape by Impressionist Alfred Sisley was recently being cleaned of its varnish by our paintings conservator.

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1/30/2020

hassam , Impressionism , impressionist , conservation , paintings conservation , behind the scenes

One of the perks of being a conservator is of course spending many hours up-close-and-personal with great art.

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8/4/2016

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