It is known that Monet did not intend the Orangerie paintings to be varnished, and he may have taken other measures to achieve the look he desired. Eugena Ordonez found, while doing numerous test cleanings in very small areas, that the result sometimes would be a matte finish while in other areas the paint remained glossy. The varnish applied in the 1959 treatment had obscured these differences by providing an overall gloss. Research into contemporary sources revealed that Monet was possibly "leaching" his oil paints to achieve a softer, more matte finish in certain areas. At least two observe

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