Frail at 130, Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" Will Stay Home From Now On

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26 January 2019 21:51 WIB

Renovator Rene Boitelle works on a restoration of Van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" at Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands January 24, 2019. At 130 years old, one of Vincent van Gogh's famous paintings of sunflowers in a vase has become too delicate to keep touring the world and will have to stay at home in Amsterdam. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

26 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Renovator Rene Boitelle works on a restoration of Van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" at Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands January 24, 2019. That's one of the key findings of experts conducting a six-week assessment and restoration of "Sunflowers," painted by the Dutch master in southern France in 1889. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

26 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Renovator Rene Boitelle works on a restoration of Van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" at Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands January 24, 2019. In the restoration, a layer of wax is being removed, but several varnishes applied over the years -- and now dirty or discolouring -- cannot be removed because they have bonded with the underlying paint. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

26 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Renovator Rene Boitelle works on a restoration of Van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" at Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands January 24, 2019. "Sunflowers" will go back on display at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam on Feb. 22 under new, more gentle lighting. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

26 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Renovator Ella Hendriks shows a scan of the roentgen picture of Van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" at Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

26 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB

Van Gogh Museum presents the condition of the restoration of Van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" in Amsterdam, Netherlands January 24, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

26 Januari 2019 00:00 WIB