International Projects

Old masters and 19th century collection of European paintings

In 2004, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation awarded a grant to art conservator Abraham Joel and art historian Richard Spear to study and examine the Old Masters and 19th century collection at CSMVS

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These funds permitted Abraham Joel, Barbara Bertieri (art conservator) and Richard Spear to carry out this research in Mumbai in December 2004

The project is still in progress

In example, one of the 28 paintings that were surveyed from the collection