Perhaps if you epoxy the cracked glass to a nice think piece of stainless steel
you wouldn't have to worry about the glass.
...Wayne
> Chris Crawford wrote:
>
> No it isn't common, it is actually very, very bad. If you want to save
> the
> painting, you're going to have to get it separated from the broken glass
> (the sharp glass could and will tear the canvas if it is bent). Since it
> is
> glued (Rule #1 in art: NEVER, ever, ever, for any reason, EVER glue a
> canvas, paper, or other base of a work of art to ANYTHING, ever), you're
> probably going to have to fond an art conservator to remove it in an
> archival fashion and remount the canvas on a wooden stretcher frame.
> Canvas
> is mounted on a wood stretcher frame with nails or staples so that it
> can be
> easily removed if needed.
>
>
>
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> Chris Crawford
> Fine Art Photography
> Fort Wayne, Indiana
> 260-747-3962
>
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>
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>
>
>
> On 2/15/09 2:13 PM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I know there are a lot of photographers out there that are
> knowledgeable of
> > the art world. I have a question about the painting depicted in the
> attached
> > link.
> >
> > This painting was given to my Mother many years ago by an elderly aunt
> who
> > lived in central Kentucky. I have always assumed that it was painted
> by a
> > local artist, but had no luck tracing the source. When it came into
> my hands
> > about twenty years ago, the frame was in need of refinishing, so I
> > disassembled the painting to work on the frame. What I discovered was
> that
> > the canvas was wrapped around and glued to a sheet of glass. At some
> point,
> > the glass had been severely cracked. I carefully assembled all of the
> glass
> > pieces and taped up the glass to hold it all together.
> >
> > My question is this: Is this a common practice, backing up canvas
> with glass?
> > I have never encountered it before.
> >
> > The painting is shown here:
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Painting.jpg.html
> >
> > Comments and answers welcomed.
> >
> > Jim Nichols
> > Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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