The Broad Spectrum: Studies in the Materials, Techniques, and Conservation of Color on Paper - Hardcover

Harriet K. Stratis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1873132573 ISBN 13: 9781873132579

Publisher: Archetype Publications, 2002

Synopsis

A collection of papers from the 1999 Art Institute of Chicago conference on conserving colored media on paper. Topics include pastel, watercolor, ink, modern materials, Asian art, and fading, combining scientific research with art historical insight.

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Synopsis

Colour on paper presents significant treatment challenges and research opportunities for the conservator and conservation scientist. Understanding the use of colored media on paper informs art historical interpretations of works of art and leads to a better appreciation of technique. Recently, a distinguished group of conservators, conservation scientists and art historians came together in Chicago to discuss and debate advances in the investigation of colored media as used by artists over five centuries. This book presents the edited proceedings of the conference, The Broad Spectrum: The Art and Science of Conserving Colored Media on Paper, and is centered on five broad themes: - Pastel and Chalk - Watercolour and Ink - Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Materials - The Coloured Materials of Asian Art - New Methods and Technologies for Assessing Fading of Coloured Media This comprehensively illustrated volume represents a unique collection of expertise and will be of interest to art historians and curators as well as researchers, practitioners and students of conservation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Archetype Publications
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1873132573
• ISBN 13: 9781873132579
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276