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DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 247 — The Conservation Report: Identifying Damage and Repairs in Paintings
Accurately identifying damage, repairs, restorations, structural interventions, and surface deterioration is essential for evaluating fine art. Many paintings contain multiple layers of condition history—some visible, others only detectable through professional lighting techniques or scientific imaging. Because restoration directly affects value, authenticity conclusions, and long-term stability, collectors must understand how to read a painting’s surface and structure with forensic precision.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 247 — The Conservation Report: Identifying Damage and Repairs in Paintings provides a complete professional workflow for evaluating paintings for structural issues, surface interventions, varnish disturbances, environmental deterioration, and repair history. This guide teaches how conservators interpret paint layers, ground preparation, craquelure patterns, stretcher modifications, patching, lining, and scientific imaging results.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Conduct systematic examinations using magnification, raking light, and angled illumination
Identify overpainting, inpainting, retouching, and concealed restorations
Distinguish natural craquelure from artificial or mechanically induced crack patterns
Detect abrasions, scratches, losses, and paint displacement
Evaluate canvas, board, and panel supports for warp, splits, delamination, or insect damage
Analyze stretcher bars, keys, tension history, and evidence of past adjustments
Identify patching, lining, adhesives, and reinforcement materials on the reverse
Evaluate varnish aging, yellowing, oxidation, and areas of overcleaning
Detect environmental damage such as mold, blanching, blooming, and humidity deformation
Use UV fluorescence, infrared reflectography, and X-ray imaging to expose concealed repairs
Distinguish damage that affects only aesthetics from damage that impacts authenticity or value
Understand when conservation treatment or structural stabilization is required
Volume 247 provides collectors and appraisers with a museum-level method for interpreting conservation evidence—ensuring accurate condition assessment and protection from misidentified or undisclosed restoration.
Digital Download — PDF • 7 Pages • Instant Access
Accurately identifying damage, repairs, restorations, structural interventions, and surface deterioration is essential for evaluating fine art. Many paintings contain multiple layers of condition history—some visible, others only detectable through professional lighting techniques or scientific imaging. Because restoration directly affects value, authenticity conclusions, and long-term stability, collectors must understand how to read a painting’s surface and structure with forensic precision.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 247 — The Conservation Report: Identifying Damage and Repairs in Paintings provides a complete professional workflow for evaluating paintings for structural issues, surface interventions, varnish disturbances, environmental deterioration, and repair history. This guide teaches how conservators interpret paint layers, ground preparation, craquelure patterns, stretcher modifications, patching, lining, and scientific imaging results.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Conduct systematic examinations using magnification, raking light, and angled illumination
Identify overpainting, inpainting, retouching, and concealed restorations
Distinguish natural craquelure from artificial or mechanically induced crack patterns
Detect abrasions, scratches, losses, and paint displacement
Evaluate canvas, board, and panel supports for warp, splits, delamination, or insect damage
Analyze stretcher bars, keys, tension history, and evidence of past adjustments
Identify patching, lining, adhesives, and reinforcement materials on the reverse
Evaluate varnish aging, yellowing, oxidation, and areas of overcleaning
Detect environmental damage such as mold, blanching, blooming, and humidity deformation
Use UV fluorescence, infrared reflectography, and X-ray imaging to expose concealed repairs
Distinguish damage that affects only aesthetics from damage that impacts authenticity or value
Understand when conservation treatment or structural stabilization is required
Volume 247 provides collectors and appraisers with a museum-level method for interpreting conservation evidence—ensuring accurate condition assessment and protection from misidentified or undisclosed restoration.
Digital Download — PDF • 7 Pages • Instant Access