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Materials incompatibles, El Violinista

Materials incompatibles, El Violinista

Incompatible materials

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Gargallo created The violinist by soldering and nailing sheets of lead onto a wood core.

The analysis of the white compound that had formed inside some of the sheets of lead confirmed corrosion by carbonatation [2], a process initiated by the volatile organic compounds emitted by the wood that has worsened over the years.

 

 


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[1] https://www.museunacional.cat/en/print/incompatible-materials [2] https://www.museunacional.cat/en/lead-carbonation