Abstract
This journal article describes the use of Beva 371, a 95% ethylene copolymer developed during a research project to evaluate adhesives used for consolidation of paintings and works of art. Chemical and working properties include excellent adhesion to most materials, permanent reversibility (solubility) in hydrocarbon solvents ease of application using minimum heat or pressure with or without impregnation, lack of staining or discoloration of absorbant materials, durability, elasticity (flexibility), transparency, chemical stability and lack of shrinkage. It is safe for use on textiles, paper, flaking and unfixed media (eg. pastels), soft impasto, unprimed canvas, etc. and serves a number of functions eg. consolidant, protective surface coating (eg. varnish) and use in gesso and lining preparations. Conservation treatments of the following paintings using Beva 371 are described: Marc Chagall's Paris Through the Window, William Meritt Chase's Arab Boy, a Chinese wall painting on unbaked clay, Morning by Maurice Sterne, and Untitled by Adolph Gottlieb.
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