Portfolio Tag: Canvas

Overpaints Removal

Overpaints Removal
The painting technique of Orville Bulman has an inherent problem of delamination, there is no cohesion between the ground and paint layer. In this case, the problem was severe and recurrent. In a previous repair, some overpaints were applied to mitigate and conceal the damages. To begin with the treatment, it was necessary to complete…
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Lining a painting

Lining a painting
Lining: Process that consists in reinforcing the original fabric by the means of another one that is adhered to the back. Usually it is done when the old canvas has become too weak to withstand further ageing or whose damages are too severe and extensive to be  remediated by  local treatments like patching or tear mending. In…
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Major Damages Restored

Major Damages Restored

Major damages like large losses, painting lifting, deformation and friability of the support, yellowed varnish etc., are recoverable.

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