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TSR’s Infrared Reflectography Contributes to Sotheby’s Cataloguing of Russian Paintings

TSR were excited to undertake infrared reflectography on a group of Russian paintings for the 6th June 2017 sale of Russian Pictures at Sotheby’s.

Ivan Aivazovsky 'Ship off the Crimean Coast', Image Courtesy of Sotheby's

Ivan Aivazovsky ‘Ship off the Crimean Coast’, Image Courtesy of Sotheby’s

TSR Infrared Reflectogram of Ivan Aivazovsky 'Ship off the Crimean Coast', Image Courtesy of Sotheby's

TSR Infrared Reflectogram of Ivan Aivazovsky ‘Ship off the Crimean Coast’, Image Courtesy of Sotheby’s

 

This group of Nineteenth Century pictures proved particularly fruitful in infrared showing distinctive underdrawing techniques as well as some surprising pentimenti; some of which are discussed in Charlotte Larkin’s blog: The Infrared Technology Revealing the Hidden Secrets of Paintings.

http://www.sothebys.com/en/news-video/blogs/all-blogs/notes-from-underground/2017/05/infrared-technololy-revealing-hidden-secrets-of-paintings.html

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