"NOW!"

Publié le par Tony White

 

This is how the painting looked originally.

It was quite popular on its various

outings in France and America.

 

 

now-before.jpg

 

The accompanying text goes like this :

Beyond the old wooden casket, the river, the wash,

a paddle-steamer, reeds, sand-bars,

and in both his thoughts, with help,

escape, the Now.

 

 

But during its stay in the USA, the painting got caught up in a fire.

 

now-1.JPG

 

now 2there were pieces missing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

now-3.JPGnow 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

there were scorch marks on the foundation sheet,

but fortunately very little on the painted surfaces,

though there was water and grime damage

and traces of a fireman's boot!

 

 

now-5.JPG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in order to work on the painting I had to

carefully lift back the collaged paper and

cut away the paper tabs I use for fixing,

my scaffolding

 

now-7.JPGnow-6.JPG 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

then I could get started on the repairs

 

now-8.JPG

 

luckily I had kept some left-overs from when

I put the painting together, in 1995,

but some elements had to be re-done.

 

now-9.JPG

 

 

now-10.JPG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it was curious going back into my old creation,

both behind and in front

 

now-11.JPG

now-12.JPG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was pretty pleased with result,

better than I had expected.

 

new-now.JPG

 

the new version is tabbed onto a paper foundation,

itself pasted onto canvas, rather than being hung

in a cradle as it was originally.

 

now-cu1.JPGbut that's ok, the disjointed steamer is still puffing away

 

now-cu2.JPGand the two cranky heros of the story are still hoping

to get out of their box

 

now-cu4.JPG

 

now-cu3.JPG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

one with a pill on his tongue,

the other with a holy wafer!

 

a couple of videos during repairs :

 

 

 

 

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