Uncovering an Oily Mystery
ºÚÁϳԹÏ×ÊÔ´ researchers are making new discoveries about Paul Kane’s paintings, an important collection of art for understanding 19th century Canada. George Bevan (Classics) is using infrared light technology to peer underneath the oil of Kane’s paintings and see the original pencil drawings. Kane’s pencil drawings sketched in the field are the earliest depiction of 19th century Canadian and Aboriginal life. The artist took these sketches back to his Toronto studio in the 1850s and used oil paints to finish the artworks.