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Revisiting an Old Friend; The Second Conservation of Anne AD FREE
🕑 Added 2020-10-08 23:02:07 +0000 UTCViewers of these videos and others familiar with conservation of artworks will recognize that one of the most common refrains is "archival and reversible." Conservators hold that phrase sacred and as a guiding principal for their work. Conservators labor to ensure that the work they execute will be stable for the long term, will not cause harm or damage to the artwork and is able to be safely removed in the future if ever needed.
In this video Julian demonstrates exactly what that phrase means by revisiting a conservation he completed five years earlier. The first successful conservation addressed a several issues that the painting presented. Unfortunately as is sometimes the case, the painting suffered additional incidental damage and returned to Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration. It is during this second visit to the studio that Julian reverses all of his old conservation work as he labors to again conserve and restore the painting. It is through this pursuit that the difference between antiquated materials, approaches and techniques and modern ones can be clearly seen.
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Discworldgod
Did Anne come in with that frame? I recognize it from your frame restoration video.
Hi Julian, So, I understand why you took off the tacking edges since you applied a new backing canvas, but why did you decide to remove the varnish and all the fill-in medium and retouching? Thanks!
