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Nirvana, Portrait of Meyer de Hahn, macro detail in raking light

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Description: Nirvana, Portrait of Meyer de Hahn, macro detail in raking light
TitleNirvana, Portrait of Meyer de Hahn, macro detail in raking light
Creator nameGauguin, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1890
Object typePainting
MaterialsDistemper on fine cotton
DimensionsUnknown
LocationWadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
Accession number1943.445
SubjectsPainting--TechniqueJewelry in artClothing and dress in artPost-impressionism (Art)--France
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2. The Support
Andrea Kirsh, Rustin S. Levenson
Description: Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies
Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies
The most significant information revealed by study of the support is the approximate age of the painting and whether the work has survived in complete or fragmentary form. These are crucial questions for anyone interested in a paintings subject matter or history, or in its formal characteristics. Examination of the support can also reveal the painting’s condition and any structural restoration that it has received. This can be essential in determining its authenticity or provenance. …
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Andrea Kirsh, Rustin S. Levenson
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright©2000 by Andrea Kirsh and Rustin S. Levenson
Related print edition pages: pp.5-65
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00110.004
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Chapter subject tags:Canvas stretchingCanvas FoundationWood panelsArt--Technique--HistoryCase studies

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