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  • "Entrèe du Port De La Rochelle", oil on canvas, L. 73 cm X H 60 cm.  Jacques Bouyssou, 1960 ca., Private Owner.

Conditions before treatment:

  • Oxidation of the original varnish

  • Rip of canvas with preparation and color loss

  • Tension loss and deformation of planarity

  • Dust ans dirt 

  • Old framing technique 

Preventive treatments:​

  • De-stretching and de-framing

  • Flatten the edges

  • Dusted and dry cleaned

  • Application of Japanise paper

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Conservation treatments carried out:

  • Structural Consolidation of the rip through the application of canvas threads, Polyammide powder and hot spatula

  • Selective Cleaning of the painted surface with gel (monitored through UV light observation during the process-see picture below)

  • Gaps Filling with stucco (chalk and rabbit skin glue)

  • Retouching 

  • Varnishing

Before and After

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