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Pablo Picasso. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. 1907.

Paper Tape and Glue Residue on Canvas Edge

After the painting was lined and tacked to the stretcher, paper tape was adhered with animal glue to the edges of the lined canvas. Some of
this glue spilled over onto the surface of the original canvas and has subsequently discolored.


Pictured above:
Pablo Picasso. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. 1907. Oil on canvas, 8' x 7' 8" (243.9 x 233.7 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. © 2003 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Fig. 1-Example of Paper Tape Glue Residue

Fig. 1

Paper tape and glue residue, right edge of painting

 
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