[HIGHLIGHTS] The strange evil around the paintings of Pierre Soulages, which begin to ooze

Several paintings by Pierre Soulages, the recently deceased master of the Outrenoir, literally began to flow. To understand the evil that affects these priceless works, a CNRS team conducted the investigation.

The reason is scientific for Benoît Decron, the director of thePierre Soulages Museum in Rodez. In the 50s, Soulages and a number of artists of his generation, used a dryer, an element to dry the paint. But instead of drying it as planned, this siccative tended to liquefy the material.