I use a retouching varnish which is made in France, Libert, and that's all the varnish I use.
Edward HopperIt's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil as I go along until the medium becomes pure oil. I use as little oil as I can possibly help, and that's my method.
Edward HopperIf the picture needs varnishing later, I allow a restorer to do that, if there's any restoring necessary.
Edward Hopper