Les peintures mates d’Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865)
Faced with the works of Antoine Wiertz, a question arises: Is the washed-out and mat appearance of some of his paintings an artistic intent, or a consequence of alteration. Painted with a technique developed by the artist to achieve a matt appearance, these works are in fact subject to a slow degrad...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association CeROArt
2012-06-01
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| Series: | CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/2659 |
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| Summary: | Faced with the works of Antoine Wiertz, a question arises: Is the washed-out and mat appearance of some of his paintings an artistic intent, or a consequence of alteration. Painted with a technique developed by the artist to achieve a matt appearance, these works are in fact subject to a slow degradation process. Based on the artist’s writings, his particular painting process was reproduced and analysed scientifically. This study concludes that the appearance of those artworks is not a result of the artist’s intent but caused by the combined action of various changes inherent to the painter’s technique. |
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| ISSN: | 1784-5092 |