An art dealer was able to wipe off 200 years' of varnish within seconds. Philip Mould used a mixture of gel and solvent to clean the painting. The 17th century painting depicts a woman in an elaborate ...
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What you’re seeing is a valuable painting being partially dissolved on purpose. Fine art is often coated with varnish for the same reason furniture is: it provides a protective barrier to the elements ...
If you’re the type of person who gets an inexplicably profound sense of satisfaction from clearing several lines of Tetris blocks, boy oh BOY do I have a treat for you. On Monday, art dealer and Fake ...
2/2 ....still a way to go, but what a transformation! pic.twitter.com/nyGx3qdhOZ — Philip Mould (@philipmould) November 6, 2017 Nov. 6 (UPI) --A British art dealer ...
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Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) painted "Flowers in a blue vase" in 1887 in Paris. In the early 20th century, the painting was acquired by the Kröller-Müller Museum. The master usually did not varnish ...
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