Portrait of a Young Man, Pavel Schmaroff

First-year examination, imaging, and treatment in progress in the Garman Art Conservation department at Buffalo State University. Advisors: Fiona Beckett and Becca Goodman.

Treatment: BEVA infusion to reduce blistered and cupping paint, aqueous cleaning, varnish removal, and loss compensation.

Untitled (portrait of a young man)
Pavel Schmaroff
1923
Oil on canvas
33 x 24 inches

Before treatment

Normal illumination.

During treatment

Normal illumination, after consolidation and aqueous cleaning.

Examination report

Treatment report – in progress

Progress photos

Working stretcher without flattening tacking margins — animation