Thanks Sven! I'll post after Picts when Cabaret is done-hopefully by next weekend-were on a birthday deadline so...
here is this Sunday morning's effort-Polish Boom. ...while the paper does appear to show some matte finish in the photo, closer inspection of the paper shows almost a rough "construction paper" texture.
-looks fairly matte finish...
-closer inspection shows a rougher texture.
-you can see from the tear that the middle of the paper is quite white...notice the texture again.
-backside of poster indicated a lot of toning. It would need a solid deacidification bath. But after checking with Charlie I decided against bleaching. Ive never worked with Polish paper before and with this poster going to someone else, didn't need to risk it-the deacidification would take care of the acids.
Took out the squeegee this morning and washed one of mine. Been wanting to wash this one since I got it. I love the image & colors on this Italian Locandia.
Bridge On The River Kwai-1957.
On the wash table...
Freshly mounted and drying...
This artwork, IMHO, is second only to the Quad...yet in some ways is better because it features Holden during the climactic scene...
Starting to infill fold lines on Cabaret and am thankful I bought the 120 Faber-Castel colors... ...the fold lines at the top, to the left of Minnelli's hat are more red, the fold lines at the bottom left are more orange...diabolical!
Trust me...I wanted to bleach that poster to a brilliant white! But I'm pretty certain it was printed that way. Ive looked in HA and Emovieposter, and all the copies have that light "yellow" tint or what looks to be a "film" on the poster, with a 1/4 inch that looks white on the right side.
I too thought I could bleach whiter and did bleach it, but no removal of the yellow "tint". I didn't want to bleach too strong or too long for fear of loosening the other bright colors.
Below is a picture of another recently sold with the same "yellow" film. Interstingly, if you look at the inside white border of the image, it is much whiter than the other "white" parts.
Ok. Boom-Polish completed this weekend, packed up and ready to be shipped off to the framer.
Infill completed by wife. Just black was used. It was fairly easy as the matte finish of this poster received the watercolors really well. And didn't show up nearly as much when viewed at an angle.
In-house color artist at work...
Other areas to to be addressed
Cut down from the canvas, trimmed & ready to go! It turned out ok!
Here's the finish up of Cabaret R72- It had only fold line erosion to be filled in-unfortunately when it was folded and re folded, it seemed to get a "rolled" or double fold line if you look closely.
Also-from top to bottom and even right to left (Ive no idea if sunlight/indoor light fading had anything to do with), but the red/oranges/light pink/darker pinks where changing! As I stated earlier it was quite a challenge for the wife to fill in!
Very nice foldline touchup Mrs Eisenhower cmon Mark how much did you do vs your wife !!
Hahaha...true Sven. I won't lie, I can do the pencil & paint touch ups, but she is much, much more efficient and quick. It takes her just a few mins to find the right colors. Me...much longer.
She's more able to see how it's going to dry from a wet pencil.
Im much better of course at having a cold one and directing the work. ...she's a great wife!
As I had mentioned earlier-this Italian Locandia was printed in a way Ive never encountered before-it's the only Locandia I have so no other comparisons to make.
A few pictures showing the printing "film" ...am guessing a stronger or longer bleaching would've hurt the paper.
This is one shows the "sheen" on the paper-the paper almost had a "tacky" feel to it.
Hmmm, I see what you mean and can understand why it might bother some, but that's how it was printed so personally, I don't really see an issue.
I have a few locandinas at home, and to be honest I didn't inspect them too closely but can't recall seeing anything similar. Will have to re-look when I am home.
Gorgeous work there on the Cabaret and BOOM. Gees I wish I was this handy (or brave!).
This is incredibly common in older locandinas. Look at my auction history and sort by "Year Ascending" and you will see tons of these.
It is in the printing, and don't try to fix it through bleaching!
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here is this Sunday morning's effort-Polish Boom. ...while the paper does appear to show some matte finish in the photo, closer inspection of the paper shows almost a rough "construction paper" texture.
-looks fairly matte finish...
-closer inspection shows a rougher texture.
-you can see from the tear that the middle of the paper is quite white...notice the texture again.
-backside of poster indicated a lot of toning. It would need a solid deacidification bath. But after checking with Charlie I decided against bleaching. Ive never worked with Polish paper before and with this poster going to someone else, didn't need to risk it-the deacidification would take care of the acids.
Boom-Polish-1970- after backing, drying. More pictures to come later when dried.
Took out the squeegee this morning and washed one of mine. Been wanting to wash this one since I got it. I love the image & colors on this Italian Locandia.
Bridge On The River Kwai-1957.
On the wash table...
Freshly mounted and drying...
This artwork, IMHO, is second only to the Quad...yet in some ways is better because it features Holden during the climactic scene...
...the fold lines at the top, to the left of Minnelli's hat are more red, the fold lines at the bottom left are more orange...diabolical!
Trust me...I wanted to bleach that poster to a brilliant white! But I'm pretty certain it was printed that way. Ive looked in HA and Emovieposter, and all the copies have that light "yellow" tint or what looks to be a "film" on the poster, with a 1/4 inch that looks white on the right side.
I too thought I could bleach whiter and did bleach it, but no removal of the yellow "tint". I didn't want to bleach too strong or too long for fear of loosening the other bright colors.
Below is a picture of another recently sold with the same "yellow" film.
Interstingly, if you look at the inside white border of the image, it is much whiter than the other "white" parts.
Infill completed by wife. Just black was used. It was fairly easy as the matte finish of this poster received the watercolors really well. And didn't show up nearly as much when viewed at an angle.
In-house color artist at work...
Other areas to to be addressed
Cut down from the canvas, trimmed & ready to go! It turned out ok!
Nice work! The result...BOOM!!!
Here's the finish up of Cabaret R72-
It had only fold line erosion to be filled in-unfortunately when it was folded and re folded, it seemed to get a "rolled" or double fold line if you look closely.
Also-from top to bottom and even right to left (Ive no idea if sunlight/indoor light fading had anything to do with), but the red/oranges/light pink/darker pinks where changing! As I stated earlier it was quite a challenge for the wife to fill in!
Before's...
Hahaha...true Sven. I won't lie, I can do the pencil & paint touch ups, but she is much, much more efficient and quick. It takes her just a few mins to find the right colors. Me...much longer.
She's more able to see how it's going to dry from a wet pencil.
Im much better of course at having a cold one and directing the work.
Thanks Rosa! We certainly don't get to work on posters as much as we'd like, but its a great deal of fun!
Getting both Boom and Cabaret framed right now, and then sent to new owner. Will post pictures as soon as I get them.
Shit.
Wow.
Oppps, sorry for swearing.
Up next for some minimal fold restoration.
A few pictures showing the printing "film" ...am guessing a stronger or longer bleaching would've hurt the paper.
This is one shows the "sheen" on the paper-the paper almost had a "tacky" feel to it.
Anybody have Locandias that can add to this?
Hmmm, I see what you mean and can understand why it might bother some, but that's how it was printed so personally, I don't really see an issue.
I have a few locandinas at home, and to be honest I didn't inspect them too closely but can't recall seeing anything similar. Will have to re-look when I am home.
Gorgeous work there on the Cabaret and BOOM. Gees I wish I was this handy (or brave!).
It is in the printing, and don't try to fix it through bleaching!
HAS unrestored and unenhanced images - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 100% honest condition descriptions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS auctions where the winner is the higher of two real bidders - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS up to SIXTEEN weeks of "Pay and Hold" to save a fortune on shipping - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS real customer service before, during and after EVERY auction, and answers all questions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 25% or 26% "buyers premiums" of any kind (but especially the dreadful "$29 or $49 minimum" ones) - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "reserves or starts over $1 - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS hidden bidder IDs - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "nosebleed" shipping charges - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS inadequate packaging - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS no customer service to speak of, before, during and after any auction, and answers almost no questions - NOT eMoviePoster.com
One daybill is like that which springs to mind is the The Invisible Boy.