Painted work on paper
A painting on paper: tide lines and stains
Tide lines and stains marked the margins of this figure painted on a black ground. Water treatment reduced them.
The object
A female figure in motion, draped in red and green, painted on a black ground framed by fillets. At the bottom of the composition, small animals.
Condition
Tide lines and stains spread across the margins, especially in the lower part of the sheet.
Treatment
Water treatment, after checking that the colours and the black ground were stable in water.
Result
The margins are lighter and more even, and the painted figure is intact.