Oil Paintings 1

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="223a93c0.gif" border=0 width="425" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>     |   <U>H</U><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><U><U>ome</U></U></A></div> <div> <U>Oil Paintings 1</U><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oil Paintings 2"><U><U>Oil Paintings 2</U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Case Study "><U><U>Case Study </U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Objects"><U><U>Objects</U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frames"><U><U>Frames</U></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04758020.gif" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Oil Paintings 1</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Treatments"><U><B><U>Back to Treatments</U></B></U></A></div> <div>  <A NAME="woman"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0588f1a0.jpg" border=0 width="399" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Before Treatment</B></div> <div> Detail of early 19th century oil on canvas by an unknown artist. </div> <div> The child at left was the grandmother of the client. Note the tear </div> <div> by the left ear, surface dirt and discolored varnish.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="05a8e1d0.jpg" border=0 width="398" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>During Treatment</B></div> <div> Removal of disfiguring layers after solubility testing of the</div> <div> surface accretions, varnish layer, pigments and binders.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="05c901b0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="283" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>After Treatment</B></div> <div> After tear repair, filling, inpainting, and final varnishing. Note </div> <div> that the painting now clearly depicts the artist's intent and color</div> <div>  palette. The contrast is vastly improved, there is greater detail</div> <div>  in all areas including shadows, and there is improved color saturation.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="crinkly"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="530" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 392 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="251f27f0.jpg" border=0 width="242" height="383" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="12"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="392" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="12" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="252f4820.jpg" border=0 width="244" height="386" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 89 WIDTH="247"><div> Before framing, this painting was sprayed on the verso with water to shrink the canvas and remove the bulges. Solving one problem created another more serious problem.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="12"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="89" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="12" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="247"><div> After treatment of the 19th century genre painting to stabilize the paint film, it was returned for framing to a relieved client and framer.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="879" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 347 WIDTH="202"><div> <IMG SRC="242c4050.jpg" border=0 width="196" height="261" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> When the fibers of the canvas shrink, the friable paint film releases stress by cracking, or as in this case, "tenting."</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="9"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="347" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="9" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="315"><div> <IMG SRC="24437e10.jpg" border=0 width="311" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The stretcher bars were attached to expandable bars and the painting was gradually humidified in a chamber to relax the paint film. Minor  adjustments to the bars allowed for the elongation of the fibers of the canvas to aid in reseating the tenting paint film. </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="347" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="307"><div> <IMG SRC="2462ee30.jpg" border=0 width="302" height="227" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Localized treatment with heated air and a heat spatula helped to reattach and consolidate the lifting paint. We recommend not spraying the back of paintings to get rid of unsightly deformations but we are usually asked </div> <div> only after the fact.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="27b824a0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="74" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><U><U>Home</U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U><U>About Us</U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U><U>Contact</U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Services"><U><U>Services</U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Treatments"><U><U>Treatments</U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U><U>News</U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="client_list.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="References"><U><U>References</U></U></A><U>   |   </U><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQs"><U><U>FAQs</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oil Paintings 2"><U><B><U>Next Page</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id49_m.htm" TITLE="Oil Paintings 1"><U><B><U>Top of Page</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=160 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>