| Artist: |
Maira Ovanova Vassiliev, Russian (1884-1957) |
| Medium: |
pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper |
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| This surrealist drawing was severely damaged, and in fact was in pieces upon arrival at the laboratory. Shown below are two photographs documenting the process of restoration. The first is a process of intense heated suction; the second shows the conservator meticulously repairing the tears under a high powered microscope. |
