Hélou-de La Grandière, Pauline; Boon, Jaap J.; Scherrer, Nadim; Zumbühl, Stefan (2021). Soulages’ Peinture 12 March 1960: diagnostic analytical studies and tentative consolidation of major curled-up delamination areas Meddelelser om Konservering, 1, pp. 65-79. Nordiska Konservator Foerbundet, Nordisk Konservator Forbund
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The paper describes one of the most extreme forms of delamination seen in works by Pierre Soulages. It concerns a painting titled with its date of creation Peinture, 162 x 200 cm, 12 Mars 1960 presently in the Sarah Hildén Museum in Tampere Finland. The delaminating surface paint has formed open wounds with curled up paint revealing an interface with the commercial ground where loss of cohesion started. Simultaneously, the upper bone black paint layer is forming acidic oxidized oil-derived exudates that also penetrate the lower paint layers. Imaging microscopic and spectroscopic methods reveal details of a dynamic process of delamination with paint consistency changes and mixing of layers near the delaminating interface during loss of cohesion. First successful experimental consolidation tests to reverse the open wounds were successfully carried out.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
Bern Academy of the Arts Bern Academy of the Arts > Institute Materiality in Art and Culture > Material analyses |
Name: |
Hélou-de La Grandière, Pauline; Boon, Jaap J.; Scherrer, Nadim  0000-0002-6576-885X and Zumbühl, Stefan 0000-0002-8896-2938 |
Subjects: |
N Fine Arts > ND Painting Q Science > QD Chemistry |
ISSN: |
0106-469X |
Publisher: |
Nordiska Konservator Foerbundet, Nordisk Konservator Forbund |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Nadim Scherrer |
Date Deposited: |
25 Jan 2022 14:57 |
Last Modified: |
25 Jan 2022 14:57 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Pierre Soulages; delaminating paint; exudation; loss of cohesion; medium acidification; consolidation |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.16444 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/16444 |
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