The story arc of the Marc Chagall project continues...
Just to refresh...a customer had rescued this
original Marc Chagall linoleum lithograph from slowly
being destroyed by the mounting and the framing
(please see:
"How to commit art murder", or, "I ruined a
masterpiece, but saved on the framing"...). The
mats were leeching acid into the art paper, the
non-UV glass was allowing the sun to fade the art and
the mdf frame was slowly dissolving the art with
formaldehyde out-gassing.
The rescued piece will be picked up by the customer
today and some type of ceremony will take place to
present the art back to the public library. I thought
I would share the design details of this project:
It is a double rag mat design (100% acid free) with a
filet. The bottom mat is a 1" reveal (this is a
museum standard for a design with a filet) and the
top mat is a 3.25" reveal. The art paper had some
waviness and it is loosely held in place with
archival corners on the backside. This allows the art
to breathe and respond to the ambient temperature.
The outside moulding is called an Amante design and
is a classic moulding style. The glazing is a museum
quality UV glass, which is almost imperceptible. It
was decided not to conceal the staining from the
previous mats and try to work the flawed feature into
the overall design.
It looks very classy and is totally reversible for
future framers in the event of a re-design.
Respect the art. Protect, preserve and present the
art.