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 painstakingly restoring the composition.

Written, Produced, Directed by
Christopher Sprinkle
Cinematography
Christopher Sprinkle
Sergio Torres
Editor
Sergio Torres 

Additional footage courtesy of:
University of Arizona
Gabe Farley