We are about to begin a treatment of a large painting by Suzanne Blank Redstone, which is acrylic on hardboard. The painting is unframed, and has a wooden support attached to the reverse. The painting was dropped from the truck, wrapped only in poly and cardboard. Significant damage has occurred on the top edge. My thought is to inject adhesive (I was thinking of fish glue) into the area, and apply pressure by clamping, but the area is crushed, and there do not appear to be cracks into which an adhesive can enter. We are not expecting a “full recovery” but are hoping for a significant improvement.
Any thoughts or experience with consolidation of hardboard/Masonite would be greatly appreciated. Ria German-Carter Painting Conservator in Private Practice San Francisco, CA ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to consdistlist-le...@cool.conservation-us.org Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/consdistlist@cool.conservation-us.org/
