Acute Treatment
Hepa-VacuumDate(s)
May 3, 2018Treatment Notes
Initial photos; disassembly; dry vacuum cleaning of the backside (in frame), detail photos, examination, vacuumAcute Treatment
General CleaningDate(s)
Oct 1, 2018Treatment Notes
Brush vacuumed front and back. White areas of paper surface cleaned with white soft groom stickAcute Treatment
ConsolidationDate(s)
Oct 2, 2018Treatment Notes
Consolidated edges (torn and ripped) with 4% Methyl cellulose. Also applied diluted methyl cellulose solution to two rust stains. One small rust stain and area in gray lifting, torn paper on front of piece.Acute Treatment
Varnish / RemovalDate(s)
Nov 7, 2018Treatment Notes
Barrier layer of matte polymer varnish with UVLs applied to dark patches, to be followed by watercolor in-painting. Bottom left corner shows discoloration. Attempt to block out brown discoloration prior to watercolors being applied (Italian oil restauro). White paint applied.Acute Treatment
General RepairDate(s)
Nov 8, 2018Treatment Notes
To rematch the texture of the paper from the heavy oil paint, a small cube of fine sandpaper held between tweezers to pare back. This exposed the slight bulge that the head of the nail has caused and areas where friable paper has also moved and caused an uneven texture. Due to this and the projected difficulty in matching the color and texture, it is decided to remove the two areas of discoloration and remove the problematic nails, replacing the paper. After an attempt to pry up the turnover edge, cut with scalpel about 1-2mm below the image face. Gentle prying off of both papers (top painted paper, thicker) and beneath it thin brown tissue with spatula. Once detached from wooden board, lifted off and placed in folder.Acute Treatment
General RepairDate(s)
Dec 7, 2018Treatment Notes
Cut off corrosion area of the paper on the lower left corner. Patched the holes with three layers of Japanese paper and starch paste. Then patched the lower right corner with the same material. Created a piece of paper to the same size as the patch and prepared for retouching. Retouched the lower right corner.Acute Treatment
RetouchingDate(s)
Dec 10, 2018Treatment Notes
Retouched the background color of the patches to match the original yellow color with watercolors. Retouched the seal at the lower left corner.Acute Treatment
ConsolidationDate(s)
Dec 10, 2018Treatment Notes
Consolidated the retouched area with 3% methyl cellulose.Acute Treatment
Lining SupportDate(s)
Dec 10, 2018Treatment Notes
Removed the brown backing paper and cleaned the back side with eraser. Backed the painting with Japanese paper and starch paste. Flattened with heavy books.