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MembersCarel F. L. de Wild, Derix de Wild, A. Martin de Wild, C. F. Louis de Wild

The De Wild family was a Dutch family of

art restoration
.

Carel de Wild

Carel de Wild was born on August 26, 1870, to Angenita Mertina Visser de Wild of

Queen Dowager of the Netherlands.[4][1] He worked at a studio in the Hague from 1895 until 1911, garnering commissions such as the controversial re-varnishing of twelve Frans Hals group portraits in Haarlem.[1]

United States

After working with

art fraud in 1916.[10] A firm proponent of investigating the physical properties, as much as the stylistic ones, of a given artwork, he came to disagree strongly with certain attributions made by his former mentor Bredius.[11] In 1921, he accepted a position as professor of Fine Art at the University of Pennsylvania, teaching the "technique and care of paintings."[12] There, he was only able to give two lectures before retiring due to ill health, and died on May 12, 1922, at his home in Larchmont, New York.[3]

Derix de Wild

After Carel's departure for the

chemical attack, they tested the effects of lye on a series of "dummy" paintings in order to discover which brand of fire extinguisher was best suited to saving an artwork.[1] Derix is also thought to have assisted Martin in his publications on conservation and restoration.[1][14] In his continuation of the Hals project at Haarlem, he brought in the chemist Gosen van der Sleen to aid in his analysis. This was the first known case in the Netherlands of a chemist advising on a painting restoration project.[1][15] With Van der Sleen's approval, he continued the restoration as planned, working with his son A.M., nephew C. F. Louis, and brother Carel to re-varnish the paintings.[1] Although he published little himself, save for an article in the Kurt Walter Bachstitz Gallery Bulletin, he remained well-occupied with his restoration business in the Hague until his death on December 4, 1932.[13][1]

A. Martin de Wild

A. Martin de Wild in 1947.

Angenitus Martin de Wild, known as A. M. or Martin, was Derix de Wild's son. He sought to further the chemical approach to restoration promoted by his father and uncle. To this end, he enrolled at the

International Institute for Conservation.[18][19][20][21][22]

C. F. Louis de Wild

Carel de Wild's son C. F. Louis trained with his uncle Derix for much of his youth, eventually establishing his own restoration practice.[1][23] Immigrating to the United States from The Hague after his father's death, he opened an independent conservation studio in New York City in 1929. He worked in conjunction with American museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and, like his father before him, the Frick Collection. Notable paintings he restored include the Alba Madonna and multiple works by Piero della Francesca. He retired from his conservation practice in 1969, and passed away in 1987 at the age of 86.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Van Duijn, Esther; Te Marvelde, Mireille (October 1, 2016). "The Art of Conservation VII: Hopman and De Wild: The historical importance of two Dutch families of restorers". Burlington Magazine. 158 (1363): 812–823.
  2. JSTOR 25589977
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  3. ^ a b c d Household furniture, important paintings & objects of art : from the estate of the late Carel F. L. de Wild, expert on paintings and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. New York: Electronic Reproduction by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014: Anderson Galleries. 1924.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^
    JSTOR 25589975
    .
  5. JSTOR 25589377
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  6. ^ de Wild, Carel (November 1, 1919). "Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675, "Reading a Letter" ["Mistress and Maid"]". Letter to Henry Clay Frick. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.
  7. ^ de Wild, Carel (January 15, 1918). "Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828, "George Washington"". Letter to Henry Clay Frick. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.
  8. ^ de Wild, Carel (October 27, 1916). "Maris, Jacob, 1837-1899, "Windmills and Lock"". Letter to Henry Clay Frick. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.
  9. ^ Carstairs, Charles (February 1, 1912). ""Exhibition of Old Masters," M. Knoedler & Co., January 1912". Letter to F.W. Elroy. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.
  10. JSTOR 25588790
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  11. ^ de Wild, Carel (February 6, 1917). "Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669, "Woman with a Bible" ["Old Woman with a Book"] [reattributed to Karel van der Pluym, 1625-1672]". Letter to Abraham Bredius. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.
  12. JSTOR 25589808
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  13. ^ a b de Wild, Derix (September 1, 1924). "The Cleaning of the Frans Hals Pictures at Haarlem". Bulletin of the Bachstitz Gallery. 7 (8).
  14. ^ Martin, Wilhelm (October 1, 1916). "Over conserveeren en restaureeren van oude schilderijen". Oude Kunst: 1–9.
  15. ISBN 3884620827
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  16. ^
    ISBN 978-9089641762
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  17. ^ Wild, de, A. Martin (1929). The Scientific Examination of Pictures: an investigation of the pigments used by the Dutch and Flemish masters from the brothers Van Eyck to the middle of the 19th century. Translated by Scheffer, L.C. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd.
  18. ^
    JSTOR 3179096
    .
  19. ^ de Wild, A.M.; Cursiter, S. (1937). "Picture Relining". Technical Studies in the Field of Fine Arts: 161–178.
  20. JSTOR 870559
    .
  21. ^ de Wild, A.M. (1964). "Wiederfestigung von Leinwand und Bildschicht". Maltechnik. 4: 97–111.
  22. JSTOR 1504889
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  23. ^ a b "C. F. Louis DeWild, 86, Dies; Longtime Painting Restorer". New York Times. New York City, NY. April 13, 1987.

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