Panning for Gold John Hartmann Panning for Gold John Hartmann

Panning for Gold by Robert Swaim, 1892

This oil painting has reportedly been through a fire, and had evidence of tiny pockmarks and blistering in isolated areas throughout the composition from the fire’s heat. Chemical abrasion and skinning (thinning of the painted surface) were identified as the result of the painting being previously over-cleaned.

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