Today, fairly rigorous testing in the pre-production stages of new artist materials, including accelerated ageing tests for new pigments/paint films, helps to ensure that conservators of contemporary art have at least some idea of how potentially never-before-used...
Like many, we were captivated by the news story of Naples police returning a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi to a museum that had not even realised the work had been stolen, highlighting yet another indirect threat Covid-19 poses to public and private...
Plowden & Smith Fine Art Insurance Newsletter, Autumn 2020 Your Essential Autumn Briefing How Policyholders can Best Protect Paintings – Whilst Still Enjoying Them!How Independent Condition Reports Can Save Insurers MoneySneak Peak! Behind the Scenes...
Increasingly, a third-party professional assessment of the condition of an artwork is being seen as an essential part of the art-buying process, giving peace of mind to collectors making decisions about what to buy and how much to spend. Over the past months, we have...
Photo by Andreas von Einsiedel Clare Pardy, Associate Director of specialist art and heritage Insurance firm, Hallett Independent reflects on the joy of antiques, and why their ability to lend comfort to a room – along with their ‘Green’ credentials – make...
To say that Covid-19 has – and is – dramatically impacting art businesses and collectors all around the world, would be an understatement. In a very short space of time, every business and individual working in the art world has had to adapt to a different –...
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