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Caillebotte’s famous ‘Paris Street ~ Rainy Day’ (1877) was recently cleaned and had a layer of discoloured varnish removed. Turned out it was not quite so misty! Compare subtle differences between the Before and After versions (Art Institute of Chicago) www.artic.edu/articles/463... rainy-day

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Antiqueight's avatar Antiqueight @antiqueight.bsky.social
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Good lord, it's an entirely different painting. I can now understand why it was considered a masterpiece.

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The difference in the cobbles alone makes the cleaning worth while! They look fantastic.

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Hupple’s Cat's avatar Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social
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Wonderful restoration.

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