Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Street Cleaning
5/11/2023
We recently cleaned Sunlight on Prospect Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts by Edward Hopper (1882–1967).
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A Charming Secret
4/13/2023
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.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Revealing an (Anonymous) British Lady
3/16/2023
This portrait of an anonymous lady by an anonymous British artist was so dirty that only the most basic details were visible before conservation.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Another British Invasion!
2/16/2023
These three portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792) have come out of storage and into the conservation lab for the museum’s British catalog project . They are due to be examined, and perhaps treated, before heading to our photography department for high resolution imaging.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Brightening a Nearly 100-Year-Old Harbor Scene
1/19/2023
Before the work was shipped to the museum from out of state, our curator of American art, Julie Aronson, PhD, contacted a professionally trained paintings conservator in that region to examine it. He noted a few areas with cracks and lifting paint that might be jeopardized during transport. With permission from the owner , the conservator applied the three tissue paper patches you see here to make sure that no paint flakes were lost in transit.
Revealing a “Hidden” Cézanne
12/15/2022
A few months ago, I posted about the complicated surface coatings on Cézanne’s Still Life with Bread and Eggs.” But what was going on under the surface was even more of a surprise.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Women at the Races
10/6/2022
Look for the recently conserved painting in our gallery soon.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Bread, Eggs, and UV Light
9/15/2022
Look for Bread and Eggs (and onions!) to return to the permanent galleries soon.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Phew!
8/18/2022
The last step of conserving the large 7’ x 5’ painting by Murillo has arrived.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Structural Support
6/23/2022
Now that the Murillo has been cleaned of varnish and retouching, it’s time to address its structural support, in other words, the canvas and stretcher.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Varnished Villanueva
5/26/2022
Cleaning of the very large painting by the Spanish artist, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, has begun.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Return of the Shrimp
4/28/2022
Our paintings conservator is readying another painting for our upcoming exhibition Henry Mosler Behind the Scenes: In Celebration of the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Ladder Required
3/31/2022
Conservation has begun on one of the tallest paintings in the museum.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A face, an egg, a patch
3/3/2022
Conservation of the large still-life by an anonymous 17th century Neapolitan artist is finally finished.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A Close Encounter
2/3/2022
Here’s another close encounter in the paintings conservation studio that you would be unlikely to see in our galleries.
A New Korean Tiger Painting
2/1/2022
As the king of beasts in China, the tiger is also one of the oldest and most meaningful animal subjects in Chinese painting. Here, the unidentified artist portrays a large tigress sitting under an old pine tree.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Still Life in Blue with Lemon by Paul Cézanne
12/9/2021
Be sure to stop by Gallery 227 to see Still Life in Blue with Lemon after its visit to Conservation.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Striped pigments?
11/3/2021
No, it’s just the morning sun hitting our jars of dry pigments through the blinds, a brief exposure that does no harm.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Road trip!
10/8/2021
Conservators strive to ensure that their conservation treatments will preserve each artwork for numerous decades or, we hope, even longer.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Conservation at your fingertips!
9/9/2021
“Blossoms” has just received its new frame, so look for it to pop up on the wall of our American galleries in the near future.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Going, going, gone!
8/11/2021
The large Neapolitan still-life is back — with a new look.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Cut and paste
7/15/2021
Our paintings conservator has been working on this very large 17th century Neapolitan still-life.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Another Chance Encounter
6/16/2021
This upright trio recently encountered one another in the Paintings/Objects Conservation lab.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: So ‘Egg-citing!’
5/19/2021
Our painting conservator has been working on this very large 17th century Neapolitan still-life.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A little spring cleaning!
4/22/2021
These blossoms are being conserved just in time for spring.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A watchful eye!
3/25/2021
Our paintings conservator is examining this very large still-life in preparation for cleaning it.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: To Duveneck, From Tarbell
2/25/2021
Our paintings conservator has started to clean the varnish from this painting by Edmund Tarbell.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Monkey business!
1/28/2021
This life size painting by 19th century American artist, Thomas Satterwhite Noble, is a recent acquisition.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Cleansing the palette
11/12/2020
A heavy layer of grime covered the surface of the thin wood panel and the remains of paint.
Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Conservator Choices
10/15/2020
While the paintings conservation studio is under renovation, we thought you might like a look at an example of the choices that conservators can face.
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