Department Chair
Patrick Ravines
Date of Award
8-2021
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Name
Art Conservation, M.A., C.A.S.
Department
Art Conservation Department
Advisor
Theresa J. Smith
Department Home page
https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu
First Reader
Jennifer McGlinchey Sexton
Second Reader
Rebecca Ploeger
Third Reader
Aaron Shugar
Abstract
Non-Objective I (After Mondrian) is a silkscreen on paper printed in four colors (red, yellow, blue, and black) made after Roy Lichtenstein’s 1964 painting of the same name. The print arrived at the Garman Art Conservation Department tightly rolled, with significant discoloration and mechanical damage resulting from rolled storage in an uncontrolled environment that disfigured the flat, matte fields of printing ink. The before-treatment state of the object hindered the overall aesthetic appreciation of the artwork as well as its purpose as a reproduction of the painting. Multi-modal imaging and analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), and Raman microspectroscopy (Raman) were used to characterize the materials in order better understand the localized foxing and inform the treatment plan. Based on the presence of fillers in the paper and the pigmentations of the printing inks, the desired effects of aqueous treatment were limited. After washing and drying, future treatment steps were proposed to complete the conservation of the print and restore the color relationships intended by the artist.
Recommended Citation
Watkins, Colleen. 2020. Review of The Technical Study and Conservation Treatment of a Silkscreen on Paper after Roy Lichtenstein. M.A. Thesis Project, State University of New York College at Buffalo - Buffalo State College.
