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11/12/2020
A heavy layer of grime covered the surface of the thin wood panel and the remains of paint.
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.
9/17/2020
Along with many other areas of research, conservation scientists test the materials that conservators use in treating works of art.
8/13/2020
Conservation of “The Swing” by Nicolas Lancret is moving along.
7/16/2020
These days, our paintings conservator is working on a painting that, as you can see, is long overdue for cleaning.
5/21/2020
Here’s a conservation treatment that has continued during the stay-at-home period for our paintings conservator.
4/23/2020
When this landscape by Pierre Bonnard went out on loan to another museum a few years ago, our paintings conservator only had time to surface-clean it, to remove the dust and grime that was on the surface.
3/26/2020
This painting is a nineteenth century American landscape that has suffered multiple tears in the course of its lifetime, probably due to the poor quality of the canvas.
2/27/2020
This beautiful landscape by Impressionist Alfred Sisley was recently being cleaned of its varnish by our paintings conservator.
1/30/2020
One of the perks of being a conservator is of course spending many hours up-close-and-personal with great art.
12/12/2019
Conservation of this painting on wood panel by the Dewing husband-and-wife team was undertaken because the retouching on the painting had discolored.
11/8/2019
This tall narrow painting by a husband-and-wife pair is in the paintings conservation studio for removal of varnish and discolored retouching.
10/10/2019
Our paintings conservator has been cleaning this idyllic view of the Seine for the past few days.
9/12/2019
Conservation for the upcoming Duveneck exhibition continues apace.
8/15/2019
Sometimes a painting can make its feelings known.
7/11/2019
Later this month a group of portrait miniatures will go on view highlighting women artists and subjects.
4/26/2019
Sometimes our paintings conservator might find an ancient flyspeck on a painting.
3/28/2019
In the course of examining this early 20th century painting by American Impressionist Walter Schofield, our paintings conservator noticed a curious thing.
2/28/2019
By complete coincidence, three very large ships were recently at anchor in the paintings conservation studio.
2/15/2019
The exhibition will feature a set of ten rare woodblock prints by Hokusai illustrating Kanadehon Chūshingura and two paintings from the Cincinnati Art Museum’s collection.
1/31/2019
One of the many examination techniques used when planning a paintings conservation treatment is raking light, where a light placed at one side of the painting and the light “rakes” across the surface.
12/20/2018
This little dish of rusty tacks shows why paintings conservators should keep their tetanus shots up to date!
11/15/2018
This little painting measures around 5 by 8 inches.
7/26/2018
Our paintings conservator has been examining this little painting by John. H. Twachtman.
5/31/2018
There was a mysterious alteration in this painting. This is a detail of the bottom (also no pun intended) right corner of a nude study by Frank Duveneck, taken while the painting was being cleaned.
3/1/2018
Our paper conservator has been working with a large donation of 20th century Chinese paintings over the past year.
2/12/2018
Our masterpiece by Bernardo Strozzi, David with the Head of Goliath, is currently being conserved.