What is a Condition Report? What is a Recommended Treatment Report?
What may I expect from a conservator? A conservator should always ask to see your painting in person before offering an opinion about its condition, or giving you an estimate for the cost of treatment. A restorer who gives an estimate without seeing a work of art, or offers an opinion based on a photograph, may not have made an accurate assessment of its condition, or have considered all options for treatment. A reputable conservator will examine the painting with the naked eye and may recommend that further specialist assessment is required – x-ray or microscopy, for example – see also Photography and Technical Analysis. Once examination is complete you should receive, in writing, the following:- a Condition Report on your painting a Recommended Treatment Report an Estimate of Costs involved. A choice of different treatments may be suggested and described, with a list of the costs involved with each option. You should discuss the options with the conservator and, whenever possible, ch
