In this artwork, how is the Technical notes of the Style and techniques elucidated?
The Allen Memorial Art Museum's catalogue (AMAM) provides key technical notes upon 'Self-Portrait as a Soldier'. The museum cites that "paint is applied evenly with visible brushstrokes completely covering the ground. Forms are outlined in black; colours are worked wet-in-wet." With regards to the presentation and preservation of the work, AMAM's catalogue states that "the original plain-weave canvas was line, re-stretched on an ICA-type spring stretcher, and coated with a synthetic varnish in 1956". The painting is in good condition apart from observation that "the back of the lining canvas was treated with an aluminium paint and the edges covered with black tape. This tape has since caused some staining to the perimeter of the original paint surface." Ultimately, AMAM cites that "minor in-painting and fills at the corners and along the top edge" of the artwork are the only significant signs of deterioration.
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