An Incident of Anti-Rentism

Title: An Incident of Anti-Rentism Size: 44 11/16 x 51 7/8" Location: South Wall Support: Medium weight linen Paint Film:    Lean vehicular oil applied with low impast Surface Coating: A very light coating has been applied Adhesive: White Lead

An Incident of Anti-Rentism

Defects:

A compound crack in the plaster wall has left a compound split in the linen support, ground and paint film. The fabric has detached along the sides of the crack. The structure differs significantly from the structure of paintings on the east wall. The paint is more thinly applied and the structure is somewhat brittle. In the upper right quadrant the fabric has detached from the wall.

Recommendations for Treatment

• Remove the grime layer with a mild chelating agent rinsed with distilled water
• Fill gap in plaster and bring up the surface plane
• Consolidate paint around crack and re-attached detached fabric
• Re-attach separations at the edges and corners using an appropriate adhesive
• Fill areas of loss
• Inpaint gap in plaster crack and other damages as needed
• Apply protective surface coating