The Unexpected Condition of an American Impressionist Landscape, 'Hills in February' by Willard Metcalf

摘要

On examination for condition, almost 50% of the surface was discovered to have been overpainted. Removal of this and discolored varnish required painstaking operations. Planar distortion and interlayer cleavage were corrected via impregnation. In supplying a lining support effort was made to provide a semi-rigid and transparent addition to permit continued visibility of signature.