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1. RE: Painting supports
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1.From: Christian Mueller-Straten
Posted: Sunday December 29, 2024 6:43 AM
Subject: RE: Painting supports
Message:
Hi Emily,
The board maybe cut also, but my idea was the canvas had been cropped
to fit into a new frame.
Best
Christian
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Original Message:
Sent: 12/28/2024 11:13:00 AM
From: Emily Nieder Hampton
Subject: RE: Painting supports
Hi Miko,
Thanks very much! Once I have a chance to see the painting in person, I'll be
able to look for signs of industrial or self manufacture and for evidence of a
previous transfer. It's possible that the board was cut smaller, which might
account for the current state of the edges.
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Emily Nieder Hampton
Owner
New York NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-26-2024 12:49
From: Miko Vasques Dias
Subject: Painting supports
Hi Emily,
It's called blockboard, consisting of a solid wood core (in this case something
dense and white like lime/basswood) and two veneer layers of thick veneer
(maybe an 'African mahogany' like sipo or sapeli). Blockboard would be
commercially available in the 20s, it's often used for table tops or other tops
where dimensional stability is required. Technically, you'd be able to produce
it yourself in a workshop but you'd need a proper press to do so. I find the
oblique veneer joint with signs of a former tape over it somewhat suspicious,
that doesn't point to an industrial manufacture.
It's not uncommon to see former (panel) paintings that have been transferred to
a blockboard or plywood support, each with its own characteristics or problems.
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Miko Vasques Dias
Wood and Furniture Conservator
Xylocon Conservation
Amsterdam
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-25-2024 10:13
From: Emily Nieder Hampton
Subject: Painting supports
Does anyone recognize this particular painting support, used by the artist Carl
Grossberg (1894-1940) around 1925? This painting is labeled as "tempera on
panel," measuring 505 x 603mm. I haven't seen the painting in person but the
support appears to be a layer of canvas on top of a laminate wood structure.
The wood appears to be a wood veneer sandwich with a different type of wood
between the two layers of veneer. Paper tape on the reverse seems to partially
cover the side of the support in photo "Support detail 2". Does anyone know if
this is a pre-made support, maybe one that has a particular name?
Also, are there any general resources for painting supports that anyone would
recommend? It seems like the same support can be labeled "panel," "wood,"
"board," etc., and it would be great to have a way to accurately differentiate
between and properly name each support.
Thanks in advance!
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Emily Nieder Hampton
Owner, Athena Art Conservation
New York NY
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