light bleaching
Find below the portfolio projects related to light bleaching:
Calligraphy on onion skin paper by Nankoku Hidai
Onion skin paper is so called because of its resemblance to the skin of an onion. It its lightweight thin and transparent. It is a good quality paper, used for the reproduciton, such as in this case, an calligraphy by Nankoku Hidai. It had folds, oxidation, discolouration, cockling, a pressure sensitive tape at the right bottom corner, stains, tears and tattered edges. Paper hinges have been added to mou it on a conservation board for framing purposes.
Map by Blaeu cartographers
Conservation of 17th c. map by Blaeu dutch cartographers, 1630 Hand coloured print with gouach and golden paint. It had kraft paper patches and discolouration caused mainly by light exposure. The conservation treatment consisted on dry cleaning, old repairs removal, wet cleaning (slanted capillary wash) and flattening.
Pencil drawing by J.A.D. Ingres
Conservation of pencil drawing by J.A.D. Ingres. Pencil drawing on woven paper with discolouration and foxing stains, tears, insect depositions. Dry cleaning, mechanical removal of depositions, wet cleaning, chemical treatment and reinforcement.
Conservation of varnished map
Conservation of an oversized map, varnished and with a linen backing, dated 1906. Varnish removal with gels, backing removal, capillary washing, tear mending, infilling, lining, flattening, retouch, varnishing and finishing (tapes and slats on edges).
Workshop: Wet treatments of
Works on Paper (Amsterdam, 2021)
Theoretical and practical sessions. When to apply wet treatments on paper, and how. From the basis of handling wet paper to more complex moisturizing, humidification and washing techniques. Fugitivity tests, types of inks and their properties, and many case studies to show conservation treatments on real artwork: manuscripts and documents, drawings, watercolours, pastels, charcoal drawings...
Conservation of gouache and watercolour drawing on paper
Conservation of a china ink, pencil, watercolour and gouache drawing with severe discolouration due to light exposure. Dry cleaning, wash cleaning, deacidification, light bleaching, inpainting of light areas and flattening.
Workshop: Wet treatments
of Works on Paper (Köln, 2021)
Theoretical and practical sessions. When to apply wet treatments on paper, and how. From the basis of handling wet paper to more complex moisturizing, humidification and washing techniques. Fugitivity tests, types of inks and their properties, and many case studies to show conservation treatments on real artwork: manuscripts and documents, drawings, watercolours, pastels, charcoal drawings...
Conservation of cartoon drawing of a packed tram
Conservation of a china ink, pencil, watercolour and gouache drawing with severe discolouration due to light exposure. Dry cleaning, wash cleaning, deacidification, light bleaching and flattening.
Light bleaching: Conservation of Picasso print
Owner: Private collector Object: [...]
Tàpies print: stain removal and light bleaching
Print conservation: Stain removal, deacidification and light bleaching, Lithoghraph by Antoni Tàpies.
Conservation of gouache on paper, painting by Joan Ponç
"Gran Pastoral", gouache on paper, 83 x 112 cm. The artwork was lined on a Kraft paper with tapes and synthetic adhesives. It had losses and tears, and remarkable discolouration. The paper was extremely brittle. Tape and synthetic adhesives removal. Capillary wash and light bleaching, infilling of losses, lining, inpainting (mimetic criteria in the small ones, neutral color in the bigger ones).
Deacidification vs bleaching. Watercolour conservation
Owner: Private collection. Artwork: Watercolour drawing [...]
