Condition reports
Expertise for a private client
Condition reports, analysis and diagnosis are a valuable tool for recording its physical state. This documentation is essential for evaluating and verifying the artwork's condition and assessing the degree of past restorations, particularly prior to an auction sale.
Condition report of a painting by
Jacques-Louis David
General state of the painting
Raking light photograph
The strong light directed across the surface of the painting highlights all the surface irregularities such as the network of cracks of the paint layer.
Photograph of the reverse:
The lower member of the stretcher is warped.
The textile support is very dusty with dark stains.
This report was written in english and French