I'VE BEEN BROUGHT A 19TH-CENTURY MONA LISA? CAN I SAVE IT

I'VE BEEN BROUGHT A 19TH-CENTURY MONA LISA? CAN I SAVE IT

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Sep 29, 2023 MOSCOW
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Restoration of a painting by the European artist Hueber, 1838, painted with oils on canvas 🎨. A comprehensive restoration project was completed. Patches were removed from the back, holes were repaired, dirt was removed, the primer and paint layer were reinforced, edges were reinforced, the stretcher was repaired, the painting was stretched, priming was applied in areas of loss, tinting was done, and the painting was varnished. The painting is now ready for display.

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Ivan restorer undertakes the rescue of a portrait by an unknown artist, Johann Huber, from 1838. The work will involve repairing serious damage to the stretcher, cleaning the canvas of centuries of accumulated dirt, soot, and unprofessional touch-ups, in order to restore lost fragments of the paint layer and return the work to its original appearance.
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