Rene Magritte. The Portrait. 1935

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Rene Magritte. The Portrait. 1935발음듣기

In preparation for the Magritte exhibition we began examining The Portrait from 1935 and what started as a fairly routine conservation treatment uncovered some very interesting details about Magritte's painting.발음듣기

As soon as we unframed The Portrait we noticed something unusual.발음듣기

The paint actually went around the edges and was painted on all 4 sides.발음듣기

That was unusual for Magritte because normally you can see the white priming layer on all the edges.발음듣기

We began with our normal examination process which involves taking the painting into the photo studio.발음듣기

In ultraviolet I noticed that there was some sort of discoloration that was occurring.발음듣기

It wasn't clear that it was in the varnish that was present or something coming from beneath the surface.발음듣기

Proceeding with the cleaning, I used a solvent-based solution to remove the varnish, and once that was complete, again took the painting back into the photo studio.발음듣기

I could still see that form underneath, but it was even more robust.발음듣기

What was happening is, something underneath was fluorescing differently than the upper paint layer.발음듣기

In the darkroom I held each x-ray film up to the lightbox, but you can only see one film at a time. It looked very unusual.발음듣기

It looked like there was something else underneath the bottle, something else underneath the plate, something else underneath the glass, but without having them all together, I couldn't make it out.발음듣기

It just looked like a series of confusing brush strokes.발음듣기

I actually rotated the x-ray to the left 90 degrees.발음듣기

I spent about half an hour sitting on the floor in front of it, tracing my finger along it until I could make out the form underneath.발음듣기

I moved them closer and closer and let them overlap and I could see the outline of a nude woman beneath.발음듣기

I was shocked and immediately got out my phone and took pictures and texted my colleagues to get the word out as fast as possible.발음듣기

After seeing this incredible image emerge from underneath The Portrait we were immediately wanting to know what the source was.발음듣기

One of my colleagues from the Menil Collection happened to be here and see it and suggested a painting that was actually done by Magritte in 1927 and was thought to be lost.발음듣기

This work under The Portrait matched a quarter of a section of The Enchanted Pose which was a much larger painting.발음듣기

Now we believe he must have cut up the painting into 4 sections and reused the sections for paintings in 1935.발음듣기

I've been working at MOMA for a little over 5 years now and been fortunate enough to help with a lot of x-radiography that is performed here.발음듣기

But this was a first for me and probably the opportunity of a lifetime.발음듣기

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