A. Y. Jackson - 75 Years of Collecting - Vancouver Art Gallery

A. Y. Jackson
The Road to St. Fidele, 1929-1930
75 Years of Collecting
Vancouver Art Gallery
Condition Report
Conservation
1997-02-03
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CONDITION REPORT
ARTIST: A.Y. Jackson
TITLE: The Road to St. Fidele
ACC. NO.: VAG 32.5
DIMENSIONS: 83.9 x 81.2
DATE: 1931
MARKS: Signed AY Jackson in red paint in BR corner
AUXILIARY SUPPORT: Wooden stretcher. Mitered corners. 7 keys, 1 key
missing. Face of stretcher is beveled. Good condition. On reverse of stretcher
bar, written in pencil is the following: A.Y Jackson The Road to St. Fidele
SUPPORT: Medium weight cotton canvas. Canvas is dry and brittle. Tear in
canvas along reverse tacking margin T edge. Thread count 12 horizontal/cm x
13 vertical/cm. Plain weave, 1 over, 1 under. Warp and weft threads are
different color browns. Tension good. No out of plane deformations.
Reverse: Canvas stamp. Ink blurred-letters, illegible.
GROUND: Commercially applied. Overall white colored. Good condition.
PAINT LAYERS: Oil. Paint thickly applied. Some slight impasto. Drying cracks
visible throughout work, especially where paint is layered. Paint appears to be
dry and lean.
SURFACE: Unvarnished, clean.
Report by: Monica Smith
Date: February 3, 1997.
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