Elizabeth Glander
2nd Year
WUDPAC
Supervised by Mina Porell
Associate Paintings Conservator for Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library,
Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Art Conservation, University of Delaware
Selva con Atardecer
"Jungle with Sunset"
Feliciano Carvallo
1977
Alkyd and oil on canvas
16 inch x 20 inch (H x W)
Privately owned
BT photographs, UV, and IRR
Image Credit: Magdalena Solano
This painting has been treated by previous WUDPAC paintings majors, Magdalena Solano (class of 2022), Adrianna Benavides (class of 2024), Emily Landry (class of 2025), and Tatiana Shannon (class of 2026).
Summary of Treatment
Below is the summary of treatment performed by Magdaleno, Adriana, Emily Landry, and Tatiana.
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Cleaning tests using the Modular Cleaning Program.
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Humidification to relax lifting paint.
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Solubility, consolidation, and heat testing for the paint.
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Consolidated lifting paint with BEVA 371b.
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Hollytex strips were adhered with BEVA 371 to the tacking margin.
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Painting was stretched on a temporary strainer.
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Consolidation of the paint continued with BEVA 371b.
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The painting was stretched onto an expansion bolt stretcher.
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The painting was heated with a 250-watt infrared light bulb and gently keyed out. The heat reduced the brittleness of the paint and allowed the overlapping paint to set down.
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Losses were filled with a 1:2 mixture of 15% Aquazol 500:Modostuc.
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Excess BEVA 371b was removed with 80:20 petroleum benzine:xylene.
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BEVA 371b was used to consolidate the lifting paint on the edges of the painting.
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Inpainting was started with QORs watercolors.
Below is the summary of treatment performed by Elizabeth.
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Inpainting was removed with deionized water because the color and gloss levels were not correct.
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Fills had been reduced when inpainting was removed. They were redone with the 1:2 mixture of 15% Aquazol 500 in water:Modostuc.
Set up for applying fills.
Inpainting.
Image Credit: Evan Krape
Inpainting by Elizabeth
Inpainting was completed with QORs watercolors. Aquazol 200 and 500 was applied overtop to adjust gloss levels. Normal light (left) and UV light (right) photographs.