Solvent Gels for the Cleaning of Works of Art: The Residue Question Impressionist Greil Marcus

Greil Marcus

Designed for students of art history as well as conservation

conquering Europe

his architectural career spanned less than a decade and none of his major designs had been built

ThesCRA is the culmination of many years of research by scholars from across the United States and Europe and throughout the Mediterranean world

Solvent Gels for the Cleaning of Works of Art: The Residue Question Impressionist Greil MarcusDusan Stulik, David Miller, Herant Khanjian, Narayan Khandekar, Richard Wolbers, Janice Carlson, and W. Christian Petersen Edited by Valerie Dorge The cleaning of a work of art often involves removing not only dirt and grime but also unwanted layers of varnish, gilding, and paint from the work's surface. The challenge for conservators lies in finding a cleaning agent that will act on one layer without affecting the layer being preserved and without