[Leica] IMG: Painting Question

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

Rabbit skin glue to wood - yes.
But to glass - never heard of that before.

Sounds like someone wanted to
prevent cracking of the paint
by gluing the canvas to a substrate
which would not expand or contract.
Given the brittle nature of glass;
it seems like a poor choice.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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On Feb 15, 2009, at 1:13 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> I know there are a lot of photographers out there that are  
> knowledgeable of the art world.  I have a question about the  
> painting depicted in the attached link.
>
> This painting was given to my Mother many years ago by an elderly  
> aunt who lived in central Kentucky.  I have always assumed that it  
> was painted by a local artist, but had no luck tracing the source.   
> When it came into my hands about twenty years ago, the frame was in  
> need of refinishing, so I disassembled the painting to work on the  
> frame.  What I discovered was that the canvas was wrapped around  
> and glued to a sheet of glass.  At some point, the glass had been  
> severely cracked.  I carefully assembled all of the glass pieces  
> and taped up the glass to hold it all together.
>
> My question is this:  Is this a common practice, backing up canvas  
> with glass?  I have never encountered it before.
>
> The painting is shown here:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Painting.jpg.html
>
> Comments and answers welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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