Antique Reverse Painting On Glass Restoration

It is brushed carefully on the back of the painting.

Antique reverse painting on glass restoration. A reverse painting on glass by petrus nefos depicting a storm in the harbour at disaster of ostend during the mid 19th century. The most common antique reverse painting on glass material is glass. The windows of the house are highlighted with mother of pearl accents. With the advent of the industrial revolution reverse glass painting languished in the wake of inexpensive and mass produced transfer prints.

In order to create a reverse painting on glass you need to prepare your materials well and understand the proper technique for painting in reverse order. Reverse glass and dial painting. We are dedicated to antiques and old stuff. Well youre in luck because here they come.

There are 220 antique reverse painting on glass for sale on etsy and they cost 24813 on average. The basic product recommended for stabilizing these paintings is copal varnish available in art supply stores. Oil paint gilding crown glass. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about antique reverse painting on glass.

He later came to england and would appear to have settled in dover and carried on this work under his own name. Photography courtesy winterthur. This is an example of painting after restoration. Reverse painting on glass which has been around for centuries and dates back to the byzantine empire is a form of painting where the artist paints in reverse order.

Press j to jump to the feed. Painting the image in reverse and laying down the by mary mcginn anne verplanck noel fahden briceno amanda rosner and ron fuchs fig. Bequest of henry francis du pont 19570817 abc. Log in sign up.

The most popular color. There is also a bulletin article from many years ago 15 or 20 that has great information on reverse painting and restoration. This artist worked at the weytz studio where this technique was their specialisation. Likely not created then but when.

The original frame would probably have been a simple mahogany veneer that would not have overwhelmed the painting. Unknown artist liberty after 1796. Reverse painting on glass. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.

A forum for your questions regarding restoration techniques when to repair or leave alone. This 1915 example depicts a bucolic landscape. Thomaston maine kaja veilleuxs two day summers bounty sale july 18 19 at thomaston place auction galleries inc saw several great prices but the clear standout result came on the first day when a reverse glass oil painting probably by mather brown united kingdom massachusetts 1761 1831 sold to an online buyer competing against another online bidder for 84000 from an. Reverse painting on glass general demouriex during the french revolution by f bonneville.