Isabelle’s final update for “Anchieta”

Isabelle Vaudrey / / The Pinacoteca
Before treatment
Before treatment
After treatment
After treatment

Title: Anchieta

Artist: Tadakiyo Sakai

Date: 1953

During my final week at the Pinacoteca I completed the final touches to the colour matching to finish my “educational activity for internship”.

Isabelle colour matching her new fill.
Isabelle colour matching her new fill.

Using a great English brand of water colours and paint brushes; Winsor & Newton – Cotman water colours and Winsor & Newton – University Series brushes, I completed my project on time.

Every time I created a new colour I recorded it in my notebook for future reference;

Isabelle's colour mixing guide
Isabelle’s colour mixing guide

A selection of final photographs:

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From above – closer image of the right hand. New moulded thumb using Miliput and wrist using coloured Mastic, colour matched using water colours.
Colour matching over existing fills
Colour matching over existing fills around the side of the base
Annotated base to show the areas of re-touching
Annotated photo of the base to show the areas of re-touching
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From above
Left wrist
Left wrist – new armature connecting the hand to the arm, remoulded wrist and colour matching over new fills.

 

I am very pleased with my final outcome, my practical and professional skills have greatly improved and I feel confident with the work I have achieved during my placement. I can not believe how quickly time has passed and that I have completed my six week work placement.

Thank you again to all of the Restauro department at the Pinacoteca for all of your help at every stage of this project, Valeria for her support and advice throughout the project, Manuel for his Dremmel and papyrus cleaning expertise, Ana for her colour matching tips and Tatiana who has introduced me to a new and very interesting material and technique.