Several features of the hidden painting indicate it could be a self-portrait created by Cézanne, museum officials said.
/Gray News) - An examination of a painting at the Cincinnati Art Museum uncovered a hidden painting.
The amazing discovery came when Cincinnati Art Museum Chief Conservator Serena Urry examined the piece following the conclusion of a special exhibition,Urry noticed some “odd cracks,” which she said gave her a hunch the painting could hold secrets no one knew about. To her surprise, the x-ray revealed a portrait hidden beneath Cézanne’s painting, the museum explained.
“Serena had an excellent hunch. We are lucky it came into the lab when it did because intuition like that can only come from extensive experience with historical paintings and deep understanding of the working methods of 19th-century artists, both of which she has in spades,” said Peter Jonathan Bell, Ph.D., Curator of European Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings at the Cincinnati Art Museum. “This is a huge discovery.
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