Metro Theater Conversion, San Francisco, CA - Auditorium, West Mural Restoration

West Heinzbergen mural before theater conversion (demolition of ceiling and auditorium floor

Mural seen during building in of floors

West mural, after demolition, before cleaning

West mural after cleaning with conservation sponges. The shiny areas are figure painted on canvas attached to the wall

Canvas cut-out figure before cleaning

Figure after cleaning with conservation sponges, in-painting, and varnishing. The dark red back ground remained unvarnished.

Detail after cleaning, and varnishing

Detail after cleaning, and varnishing

Detail after cleaning, and varnishing

West mural after cleaning, touch-up, and varnishing of figure