Tibetan Buddhist Symbols
Eight Auspicous Signs
Undated
Bodycolour on Canvas
Undated
Bodycolour on Canvas
These Buddhist symbols, purchased in Butan, were bought to us for re-framing. They were originally framed in a gold moulding on a blue background with the glass against the paintings. Removed from the frames the mount board showed significant fading from light damage. Our client asked for conservation glazing offering 99% UV protection. The pigments used for these works is water based and is also prone to light damage.
The new moulding is a 13 x 19mm profile in poplar wood. The frames were hand painted in Farrow & Ball's Green Smoke, a colour more sympathetic to the artworks than the original gold. This moulding is deep enough for the insertion of a 6mm spacer in order to keep the glass off the paintings.
The eight paintings were float mounted on white conservation board so that the viewers attention is fixed on the works rather than the original distracting blue. These frames measure 385 x 365mm overall.
The new moulding is a 13 x 19mm profile in poplar wood. The frames were hand painted in Farrow & Ball's Green Smoke, a colour more sympathetic to the artworks than the original gold. This moulding is deep enough for the insertion of a 6mm spacer in order to keep the glass off the paintings.
The eight paintings were float mounted on white conservation board so that the viewers attention is fixed on the works rather than the original distracting blue. These frames measure 385 x 365mm overall.
