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attempts to restore historic works of art,

 Art Restoration Disasters (and miracles!)



 Restoration of art has never been trendy However, recent failures within the field have turned it viral. We've seen it all



 There are many memes about disastrous attempts to restore historic works of art, often religious. Ecce Homo is perhaps the most famous.



 The Spanish decision to change its laws on art Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist  restoration in 2020 was made well-known. There are many other incredible stories.



 There are many restorations of art which have been disastrously wrong, or been funny, on artworks.



 Did you know about the Christo pieces that were wrapped in  Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist  customs? True story. Or that time the Las Vegas casino owner and billionaire Steve



 Wynn accidently ran his elbow through Picasso valued at more than $130 million? Or the "starving artist" who ate the banana that was duct stuck to the wall (also known



 as Comedian by Maurizio Cattelan) at Art Basel Miami in Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist  2019? The last one ended with an unexpectedly positive conclusion as the gallery that featured the piece was chosen to exhibit the work.



 Emmanuel Perrotin decided to decline to press charges against Perrotin. Perrotin stated that he was doing it because of an act of "hungry" action and was an instant web sensation.



 sensation.



 Who is scared of the restoration of art?


 The podcast 99 percent invisible includes a hilariously  Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist  debaucherous episode called "The Many Deaths of a Painting," which concerns the painting Who's afraid of



 American postwar artist Barnett Newman's Red, Yellow, Blue III. The painting, which is comprised of three primary colors, and is composed of only three colors minimalist.



 Mostly red -- This is what irritated people who visited the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, which purchased the artwork in 1969. Many recounted how they became



 Physically sick, or angry at the mention of it.




 Gerard Jan van Bladeren, an artist who was struggling at the age of 30, was a tyrant on the painting when it was still displayed in the 80's. He employed an axe to cut the artwork.



 center of the canvas. The reports state that "when the  Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist  slashes were combined, they were nearly fifty feet in length." But, this is just the beginning.



 This is the beginning of the tale.



 The whole restoration took four years. It cost over $1M.



 Daniel Goldreyer, work's conservator. Goldreyer was initially employed by the Stedelijk for the reason that he claimed the painting would be restored within 98%. restore the painting in 98 percent.



 accuracy." However when the painting was exposed  Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist Seeds Mist post-restoration, it appeared different somehow The paint seemed flatter, more opaque and



 Without the "shimmering red" quality that added depth" prior to the attack.



 The Stedelijk conducted a forensic investigation of the painting. They were told that the restorer simply used a basic paint roller to cover the painting.



 Matte paint for house was applied to the entire canvas. This was something that he vigorously denied. The result was noticeably different, but it maintained the same spirit.



 effect.