– analysis of the paint material, examination of the reasons for damage and development of a concept for consolidation.
Sandra Schäfer
specialized in conservation and restoration of painting and sculpture, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Cologne
Period
2005
Title
E. W. Nay – Blauflut. Flaking paint film on matt surface – analysis of the paint material, examination of the reasons for damages, development of a concept for consolidation.
Keywords
Schall artists’ oil paints, matt surface, flaking paintfilm, consolidation, Nay
Abstract
The painting technique of the important artist E. W. Nay (1902-1968) and his favourite paint material - Schall artists’ oil paints - have up to now not been examined closely. An analysis of the materials used for painting Blauflut (Museum Ludwig, Köln) showed, that severe damages in the paint layers - like drying cracks, flaking paint and binding medium migrating from paint films as a result of disturbed drying processes - can in part be attributed to the use of a mixture of gum arabic- and oil-based paints, possibly as a gum tempera. In addition to a consolidation technique for the highly sensitive matte and brittle paint layers a backing-system was developed to support stretcher and canvas of the large size painting.
Supervisors
Prof. Hans Portsteffen and Dipl. Rest. Petra Demuth
Language
German
Contact
Through the Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences
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