Conservation of cartoon drawing by Quino

  • Owner: Private collection Gaboche Ars.
  • Artefact: Cartoon drawing. China ink on cardoard with inscriptions on blue pencil made at the press.
  • Author: Quino (Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón).
  • Date: c. 1960.
  • Damages: Severe fold in the center and loss on the right bottom corner. Mild discolouration.
  • Conservation treatment: Dry cleaning, wet cleaning, loss infill, using a piece of the same paper provided by the woner for this purpose. Flattenint. Slide the images of the instagram post (below) to see the infill.
  • Conservartors: Rita Udina.
  • Other links: Instagram post (below).
Cartoon drawing by Quino before conservation: damaged by wrinkles, folds and tearsCartoon drawing by Quino after conservation (cleaning and flattening)

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