Toroni
Artist: Niele Toroni
Title: Imprints of a No. 50 Paintbrush Repeated at Regular Intervals of 30 cm.
Date: 1969
Medium: Alkyd on vinyl-impregnated fabric
Dimensions: 398 x 55 1/8 inches
Museum No.: 637.2011
Owner: The Museum of Modern Art
Date of Treatment: December 2023 – Present
BEFORE TREATMENT, ON VIEW
COMPOSITE CONDITION IMAGES ACROSS LENGTH OF UNROLLED WORK
DURING TREATMENT, DUSTING
TESTING INPAINTING MEDIUM
INPAINTING LOSSES WITH ACRYLIC OVER METHYLCELLULOSE INTERLAYER
RIGHT: ORIGINAL, ACIDIC TUBE AT CENTER OF ROLLED PAINTING; LEFT: REPLACEMENT BLUE ARCHIVAL TUBE WITH ARCHIVAL BROWN PAPER; SILICON PAPER INTERLEAF AND WRAPPING ADDED FOR STORAGE
POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPY
FIBER SAMPLE UNDER PLANE POLARIZED LIGHT (16X)
FIBER SAMPLE UNDER CROSS-POLARIZED LIGHT (16X)
FIBER SAMPLE UNDER CROSS-POLARIZED LIGHT WITH FULL-WAVE COMPENSATOR PLATE IN PLACE (16X) WITH FIBER LENGTH PERPENDICULAR TO THE SLOW DIRECTION OF THE COMPENSATOR PLATE
FIBER SAMPLE UNDER CROSS-POLARIZED LIGHT WITH FULL-WAVE COMPENSATOR PLATE IN PLACE (16X) WITH FIBER LENGTH PARALLEL TO THE SLOW DIRECTION OF THE COMPENSATOR PLATE
Full treatment report available upon request.