Our Areas of Expertise
Examples of our Services
- Technological documentation to get your artworks included in a catalogue raisonné
- Technological documentation for a public or private sale of your artworks
- Scientific authentication for insurance or financing purposes
- Scientific expertises on the causes of physico-chemical degradation of works of art, scientific documentation of damages
- Legal expert work in these areas
Specific objectives
- Distinguishing between original old master paintings and near contemporary or workshop copies
- Detection of forgeries through scientific dating, analysis of materials and investigation of technological characteristics
- Visualisation of existing conservation interventions
Preventive conservation and Collections care
- Analysis and monitoring of storage conditions (climate, lighting, chemical contamination, pest control, accident risks)
- Training your staff: safe handling and cleaning of objects, accident prevention
- Conservation advice before the acquisition of contemporary art