Linda Waters, Sarah Hillary, Jenny Sherman

The Back of the Painting: Secrets and Stories from Art Conservation

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In the art world the way materials come together to mean something is fascinating. This bookby three painting conservators explores the backs of 33 paintings held in the collections of Te Papa,Auckland Art Gallery and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Te Papa Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 162mm x 221mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780995133884
• ISBN-10: 0995133883
• Artikelnr.: 60745442

Autorenporträt

Sarah Hillary is Principal Conservator at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki and specialises in the study of historical artist's techniques. She has published research on New Zealand artists Colin McCahon, Rita Angus, and Frances Hodgkins, and international artists James Tissot and Guido Reni. She has also been involved in curating exhibitions about artist techniques. Sarah is also a practising artist. Linda Waters is Conservator Paintings at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and has particular interests in the treatment of paintings from the mid-twentieth century onwards and how the material nature of artworks contributes to their narrative. She has expertise in the microscopy and analysis of paint cross-sections and has undertaken research on artists' pigments. Jenny Sherman is the Conservator at Dunedin Public Art Gallery and specialises in European Old Master paintings with particular emphasis on Italian works. She has carried out treatment and technical study of paintings ranging from the 13th century to the present day. She has worked at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Conservation Center at New York University. She ran a private conservation practice in New York for many years before moving to New Zealand.