Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz

Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz

Trans Europe Express, created by Dorothée Selz in 1972, required the restoration of an almost completely unstudied material : ‘royal icing’. It is a preparation develop from egg whites, sugar icing, Flashe® paint and vinyl glue that, over time, has come to show considerable browning. The research de...

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Main Author: Marie Courseaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association CeROArt 2013-05-01
Series:CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art
Subjects:
browning
hydrolysis
Maillard reaction
royal icing
sugar
conservation
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/3268
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spelling doaj-9b742fcd2ba24b0db69c0e179b3a23512020-11-25T00:06:19ZengAssociation CeROArtCeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art1784-50922013-05-0110.4000/ceroart.3268Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée SelzMarie CourseauxTrans Europe Express, created by Dorothée Selz in 1972, required the restoration of an almost completely unstudied material : ‘royal icing’. It is a preparation develop from egg whites, sugar icing, Flashe® paint and vinyl glue that, over time, has come to show considerable browning. The research determined the phenomena and factors of degradation, established appropriate treatment, respecting and documenting the  intentions of the artist, who has also participated in this restoration.http://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/3268browninghydrolysisMaillard reactionroyal icingsugarconservation
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Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz
CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art
browning
hydrolysis
Maillard reaction
royal icing
sugar
conservation
author_facet Marie Courseaux
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title Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz
title_short Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz
title_full Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz
title_fullStr Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz
title_full_unstemmed Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz
title_sort trans europe express, study and restoration of a major artwork by dorothée selz
publisher Association CeROArt
series CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art
issn 1784-5092
publishDate 2013-05-01
description Trans Europe Express, created by Dorothée Selz in 1972, required the restoration of an almost completely unstudied material : ‘royal icing’. It is a preparation develop from egg whites, sugar icing, Flashe® paint and vinyl glue that, over time, has come to show considerable browning. The research determined the phenomena and factors of degradation, established appropriate treatment, respecting and documenting the  intentions of the artist, who has also participated in this restoration.
topic browning
hydrolysis
Maillard reaction
royal icing
sugar
conservation
url http://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/3268
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