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11/12/2020

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A heavy layer of grime covered the surface of the thin wood panel and the remains of paint.

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10/15/2020

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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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8/13/2020

Varnish removal , paintings conservation , Nicolas Lancret , French Rococo , rococo pastoral , 17th century French painting , ultraviolet , UV light , behind the scenes

Conservation of “The Swing” by Nicolas Lancret is moving along.

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7/16/2020

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These days, our paintings conservator is working on a painting that, as you can see, is long overdue for cleaning.

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5/21/2020

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Here’s a conservation treatment that has continued during the stay-at-home period for our paintings conservator.

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4/23/2020

Bonnard , paintings conservation , behind the scenes , oil sketch , technical art history

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.

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3/26/2020

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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.

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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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12/12/2019

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Conservation of this painting on wood panel by the Dewing husband-and-wife team was undertaken because the retouching on the painting had discolored.

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11/8/2019

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This tall narrow painting by a husband-and-wife pair is in the paintings conservation studio for removal of varnish and discolored retouching.

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10/10/2019

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Our paintings conservator has been cleaning this idyllic view of the Seine for the past few days.

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9/12/2019

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Conservation for the upcoming Duveneck exhibition continues apace.

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8/15/2019

Duveneck , photography , paintings conservation , behind the scenes

Sometimes a painting can make its feelings known.

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3/28/2019

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In the course of examining this early 20th century painting by American Impressionist Walter Schofield, our paintings conservator noticed a curious thing.

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2/12/2018

Bernardo Strozzi , David and Goliath , conservation , paintings , paintings conservation

Our masterpiece by Bernardo Strozzi, David with the Head of Goliath, is currently being conserved.

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12/7/2017

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11/9/2017

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8/17/2017

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7/20/2017

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6/22/2017

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5/25/2017

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4/27/2017

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4/20/2017

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3/30/2017

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3/23/2017

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3/2/2017

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2/2/2017

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9/29/2016

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9/1/2016

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