Le Nettoyage Des Cuivres (Cleaning the Copper)

Painting

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Name/Title

Le Nettoyage Des Cuivres (Cleaning the Copper)

Entry/Object ID

2015.47.1

Tags

Pending Curatorial Review, Requires Condition Report

Description

Painting depicting 2 women cleaning copper. One is reading a book sitting in front of the window with the copper pots sitting next to her.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Subject

copper; housework; kitchen; genre scene

Subject Place

Region

Mirecourt

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Cataloged By

Kili N. Cooper

Acquisition

Accession

2015.47

Source or Donor

Jacques Clouseau

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Inspector Jacques Clouseau

Made/Created

Artist

Albert Sorkau

Date made

circa 1905

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Lower left corner on face of painting "Sorkau"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Painting, Panel

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Oil paintings, Domestic life, Servants, Kitchens, Cooking utensils

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

28 in

Width

18 in

Dimension Description

Canvas

Height

17 in

Width

15 in

Depth

1 in

Accessories

Accessory

Frame

Location

Location

Cabinet

6F

Room

Side Storage Room

Building

Museum Main

Category

Storage

Moved By

Joy Tahan Ruddell

Date

October 16, 2021

Location

Cabinet

5

Wall

North Wall

Room

East Gallery

Building

Museum Main

Category

Storage

Date

August 5, 2021

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Crackle / Craquelure

Date Examined

Dec 3, 2015

Examined By

Kili N. Cooper

Surface

Surface darkened due to exposure

Notes

Painting is in overall stable condition. Needs surface cleaning - varnish is dark due to years of exposure to environmental contaminants. In raking light, heavy craquelure patterns throughout are evident. In normal light the pattern is not visually distracting. See images in record for details of the most severe areas. Conservation assessment is required to identify the stability of these cracks to determine if any are in need of consolidation. Small losses at edge of painting - possibly from shifting in the frame. Painting is not backed - installation of a suitable backing board is recommended. Complete incoming condition report with diagrams is located in the physical accession file. To be scanned and added to this record at a later date.

Recommendations

This work should be cleaned and a backing should be installed.

Valuations

Value

$7,500.00

Estimator

Alicia Perez

Date

Jan 28, 2020

Notes

Value by Curator in order to process outgoing loan.

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Formal Appraisal

Acquisition Appraisal for 2015.47

Appraiser

Jack Stauffer

Appraisal Date

Jul 2015

Value

$5,400.00

Date

Nov 30, 2015

Notes

value at time of intake

Exhibitions

In the Kitchen: a History of Domestic Workers Through the Ages
From Landscapes to Interiors: Flowers, Buildings and People in Art

Outgoing Loans

Loan Out

OL2020.2

Notes

loan requested - approval in process.

Shipping

Shipping Container

Crate 1

Created By

Joy Tahan Ruddell

Create Date

January 24, 2019

Updated By

Daniel Rael

Update Date

March 6, 2023