What are you about to see will make you jump your seats to the edge. But don’t worry, the painting is not being ruined.
In his recent Twitter video, Philip Mould, the famous host of Fake or Fortune and an art dealer, has shown the dramatic transformation of a 200-year-old oil painting, stripping off the old varnish coated over it. It’s a usual practice to coat fine art with varnish to provide a protective barrier to the elements of the painting. So when a painting becomes unsightly, it becomes necessary for art restoration experts to strip it off of its protective layer.
In response to those wanting sight of the uncleaned image of the #womaninred. All we know is she is 36 and it was painted 1618 (inscription) pic.twitter.com/3k8GYxvyJK
— Philip Mould (@philipmould) November 7, 2017