19896
Accession Number
29584
Editor
Bridgland, Janet
Title Of Article Chaper
The discovery of oil sketches on the reverse of Le bassin du Jas de Bouffan
Title Of Journal Book
ICOM committee for conservation, 11th triennial meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1-6 September 1996: Preprints
Pages
282-287
Collation
6 b&w figs., refs.
Reference Bibliography
18 bibliog. refs.
Publisher
James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd.
Publisher City
London
ISBN
1-873956-50-8
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph : Proceedings
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
ICOM Committee for Conservation triennial meeting (11)
Meeting Country
United Kingdom
Abstract
The treatment of a landscape painting long accepted but recently questioned as being a painting by Cézanne is described. An X-radiograph made at the Swiss Institute for Art Research revealed what appeared to be a still-life painting on the reverse of the double-lined original canvas. At the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the landscape was cleaned. Cleaning revealed insufficient new information to confirm the attribution to Cézanne. After serious consideration, a decision was made to remove two linings to reveal the image on the reverse. Four small oil sketches were uncovered. The double-sided painting was then re-stretched onto a newly designed double-sided stretcher.
Keywords
attribution; Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906); oil sketches; radiography; stretchers (framing and mounting equipment)
pub_id
19896
Meeting Date
19960901-19960906