Cut from its frame, ripped from its backing, rolled up, and stolen from a museum in Arizona, Willem de Kooning’s "Woman-Ochre" has been through a lot. When the painting was discovered in an antique store in Silver City, New Mexico 30 years later, it needed extensive repairs. In 2017 conservators at Getty got to work mending the torn canvas, and thoroughly restoring the composition. Tap the link in bio to learn more about the painting’s infamous history and the scientific process of painting conservation that brought the work back to its original condition. Images: 1. The original edges of "Woman-Ochre" after lining, reunited with the painting, 1954-1955, Willem de Kooning. Oil on canvas. Collection of the University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson. Gift of Edward J. Gallagher, Jr. © 2022 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. 2. Microfade testing being performed on Woman-Ochre, showing that some of the red passages in the painting have sligh...