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waterdamaged painting on plywood support

This Portrait of a lady was painted on a scrap of plywood in 1943.
Storage in wet conditions led to delamination and subsequent tearing and severe warping of the plywood layers.

Treatment

-consolidation of paint and ground layers
-cleaning
-Flattening and gluing of plywood layers
-filling and retouching paint losses

 
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Portrait on plywood support
Before treatment, raking light

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As above after treatment,
raking light

 
 
Brakebusch Conservation Studio Düsseldorf
 
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