Restaurierung im Vorzustand
English translation: in its pre-restoration condition / in its condition prior to restoration
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| German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Description of paintings offered for sales at auctions | |||||||
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| 5 +3 | pre-restoration state |
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| 3 | in its pre-restoration condition / in its condition prior to restoration |
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| vor der Restaurierung im Vorzustand in its pre-restoration condition / in its condition prior to restoration Explanation: Your suggestion looks good. Alternatively, you might translate as "the attached/enclosed photograph shows the painting in its condition prior to restoration". The other notion involved here is that the <B>photograph</B> had been taken before the painting was restored. That being said, the German looks somewhat "doppelt gemoppelt" because "<B>vor</B> der Restaurierung" already implies "<B>Vor</B>zustand". |
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peer agreement (net): +3pre-restoration state Explanation: This is the phrase generally used. I translate auction catalogues frequently (and consult them for research purposes). Examples illustrating the conservation and restoration work done on flood-damaged frames are presented, as well as new mountings for Baroque gallery frames which have become necessary. Panels with text and illustrations show visitors their pre-restoration state and explain the various stages of the restoration process. http://www.artdaily.com/indexv5.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=22349 It is attractive to believe that the NYHS's Raft copy is indeed a reduced copy of Cooke's lost large canvas. Levy, the Argus, the Medusa and Cooke spin a fascinating, romantic yarn of adventurous recklessness and cultural enthusiasm that captures well the spirit of the early American nation. And yet even this option is open to doubt. The execution of the copy—as much as we can tell in its current pre-restoration state—with its broad brushed sections and rough, grainy surfaces bears little resemblance to other known Cooke copies characterized by high finish, melded brushstroke, and meticulous attention to detail (unless, of course, Cooke tried to imitate Géricault's technical bravura?). After all, the attribution to Cooke is—as we saw—entirely circumstantial. So perhaps yet a third scenario suggests itself at this point, that of a mysterious, unknown master who may have been the author of Levy's Géricault copy. http://www.19thc-artworldwide.org/spring_07/articles/newd_at... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2009-04-09 07:48:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- state might just sound like a synonym for condition, but it is a term often very specifically used in art - see prints - 1st state, 2nd state, etc. |
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