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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Heironymous, post: 243808, member: 4819&quot;]Hello all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m just here, spurred by a (maybe-not-so-recent) inquiry about a painting on silk, that was clearly matted &amp; framed with no consideration for archival preservation whatsoever.</p><p><br /></p><p>To be sure, this probably happened at it&#039;s very inception or creation ~ at a time when people didn&#039;t widely understand the importance of framing works on paper, silk, etc. with archival intent.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am all about keeping objet d&#039;art as *true* to their original presentation as possible; but, as an artist myself, who has had many of my own works on paper matted &amp; framed, I can not stress enough the importance of preserving your two-dimensional works properly.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a buyer of all kinds of stuff, in my junkin&#039; &amp; antiquin&#039;, a piece of art that is already showing signs of decomposition, due to the shoddy matting and/or framing, or excessive flocking to the paper, is most often a deal-breaker for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>As we all know, every *flaw* in any given piece is a detriment to it&#039;s value.&nbsp; (Sometimes it&#039;s not too-far-gone to pursue restoration &amp; reframing) ~ but if it is too-far-gone, or if it is clear that there is no way to maintain the original integrity of the piece ... with a matt *glued* to the surface or the back *glued* to cardboard, or something of this nature ... you&#039;re probably best off not to buy it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a word of cautionary [unsolicited] advice.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, framing services are not &quot;cheap&quot; by any means ~ so you may want to consider the ultimate value of a piece, and what you are willing to invest in it&#039;s archival presentation, before you buy it as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure this is a really sophomoric observation to many of you.&nbsp; But I hope it helps others shop wisely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have a great day![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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