Despite a rollercoaster of a year, the Cincinnati Art Museum hosted a wide range of virtual and in-person experiences including our first virtual fundraiser, and opened the highly anticipated Art Climb, the new civic art space on the grounds of the museum.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Cleansing the palette

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11/12/2020

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A heavy layer of grime covered the surface of the thin wood panel and the remains of paint.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Frank Duveneck Print

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1/23/2020

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If you have been following the Behind the Scenes in Conservation posts, you know that a lot of works by Frank Duveneck have passed through the Conservation Department over the past years.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Filling up with Duveneck!

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9/12/2019

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Conservation for the upcoming Duveneck exhibition continues apace.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: An Intern’s Experience

by Caroline Shaver

6/19/2019

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Conservation preparation for the upcoming Duveneck exhibition (opening Fall 2020).

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Ships Ahoy!

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2/28/2019

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By complete coincidence, three very large ships were recently at anchor in the paintings conservation studio.

Sketching Duveneck’s Creative Process

by Liz Simmons, Research Assistant

1/30/2019

Frank Duveneck , Drawings , sketchbooks

The fun part about studying drawings is that you get to see an artist’s initial spark of inspiration and how that first idea changes over time.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: A Tiny Landscape

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11/15/2018

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This little painting measures around 5 by 8 inches.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: No pun intended!

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5/31/2018

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There was a mysterious alteration in this painting. This is a detail of the bottom (also no pun intended) right corner of a nude study by Frank Duveneck, taken while the painting was being cleaned.