Maurin Quina (Green Devil)
Vintage Italian Advertising Poster by Leonetto Cappiello. Poster is professionally and nicely linenbacked with no linen margins.
Poster has many tiny white spots in the black background that appear to be normal printing errors.
Poster displays slight planar distortion (waviness).
Poster has areas in the black background that have a different texture than the rest of the background. There is fracturing in the black ink around the yellow letters where the black ink traps (covers) the yellow ink.
There is a small crease near the bottom in the letter "R" in Maurin where there is minor ink loss probably due to abrasion to the peak of the crease.
There are a few spots of extremely minor, professional restoration in the black background. Most likely performed using colored pencil, or watercolor. The restoration was done very well.
Poster has many tiny white spots in the black background that appear to be normal printing errors.
Poster displays slight planar distortion (waviness).
Poster has areas in the black background that have a different texture than the rest of the background. There is fracturing in the black ink around the yellow letters where the black ink traps (covers) the yellow ink.
There is a small crease near the bottom in the letter "R" in Maurin where there is minor ink loss probably due to abrasion to the peak of the crease.
There are a few spots of extremely minor, professional restoration in the black background. Most likely performed using colored pencil, or watercolor. The restoration was done very well.
Procedures
Poster was examined visually, under magnification, on a light table and through tactile means.Conclusion
The client stated that the poster while in a frame came into contact with moisture which most likely caused the planar distortion resulting in the poster coming into unusual contact with the glazing inside the frame which caused the areas of different texture in the black background and possibly the fracturing of the black ink around the letters due to expansion of the paper.In order to restore the poster into plane (flatten it), it would need to be relined which is often a risky procedure. Relining it could lead to additional damage to the paper, and would not address the aforementioned areas in the black, therefore relining is not recommended. Most likely the only way to visually restore the areas in the black background, it would need to be masked off and airbrushed which would probably devalue the poster. The areas of fracturing around the letters could easily be restored with colored pencil.
Disclaimer
The object and/or subject of this report is private property. This page is for informational purposes only. Unless clearly stated otherwise, all conservation and restoration has been performed by Poster Mountain (PM) or Los Angeles Paper Group (LAPG)I) PM-LAPG has not knowingly withheld any significant information from its evaluation report and to the best of its knowledge all statements and evaluations in this report are true and correct.
II) PM-LAPG stated in the Evaluation Report its own personal, unbiased and professional analysis, opinions and conclusions, which are subject to the assumptions and limited conditions in this evaluation report as set forth hereinabove.
III) PM-LAPG has no present or prospective interests in the property which is the subject matter of this report and it has no present or prospective personal interests or bias with respect to the participants in this matter.
IV) PM-LAPG and its employment and/or compensation for performing this evaluation or any future anticipated evaluation was not conditioned on any agreement or understanding, written or otherwise, that it would report (or present analysis in support) as predetermined specific authenticity, a predetermined evaluation that favors the cause of any party or the attainment of any specific result or occurrence of a specific subsequent event, such as value or marketability.
V) PM-LAPG prepared all opinions and conclusions about the subject property that were set forth in this Evaluation Report. If it has relied on significant evaluation assistance from any individual or individuals in the performance of this evaluation or the appropriation of this evaluation report, PM-LAPG has named such individuals and disclosed the specific task performed in this evaluation report. PM-LAPG certifies that any individual so named is qualified to the same extent as PM to perform the task. PM-LAPG has not authorized anyone to make a change to any item in this evaluation report, therefore, any change made to this evaluation is unauthorized and PM-LAPG will not take responsibility for it.
VI) The Client may not disclose or distribute this Evaluation Report to any potential purchasers of the subject property without first obtaining PM-LAPG's prior written consent. This consent must be obtained before this evaluation report may be disclosed or distributed to any other party, including, but not limited to, the public through advertising, public relations, news, sales, or other media.