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What is the cause of dark spots that sometimes appear on the paper of drawings and paintings? Reddish-brown spots are known as "foxing", caused by mold or the deterioration still of the life metallic impurities left in the paper from the manufacturing process. Other colors of spots may be one of many types of mold damage. Mold spores are everywhere in the environment, paintings and mold thrives on cellulosic materials, especially in conditions of high humidity (above 65% of relative humidity). Keeping artworks out of high humidity areas still like bathrooms or exterior walls, can help reduce the development of such stains. If I have a work of art on life and paintings paper that appears still to not be flat, should I be concerned? Paper is hygroscopic, reacting to changes in climate by expanding when it is humid and contracting when it is dry. A gentle undulation in the paper called "cockling" life occurs under these conditions, especially with larger works. This may impair the work aesthetically as well paintings as cause mediums such as gouache to crack or flake as it is unable to expand and contract as the paper itself still does.

Bronze is an alloy of copper life with other metals that modify its hardness, color, and ability to be cast into a paintings detailed mold. When bronze is cast it is usually a gold color. After the casting and finishing still is life completed, the surface paintings is often treated with chemicals still and heat which patinates the life metal, coloring it green, brown, black, or a combination of the colors. Foundries usually apply waxes or other coatings to the surface of a patinated outdoor bronze to protect it from pollutants. This wax may wear off in time. We recommend annual paintings maintenance by a professional conservator. The surface of the sculpture may be washed to remove pollutants and dirt, and waxed. If done annually, the rate of corrosion will be retarded (though not totally eliminated), and disfiguring rain streaks still will be minimized. I collect twentieth-century furniture. How can I best preserve it? Some twentieth-century furniture was created from non-traditional materials, such as foam, plastic, and cardboard.

Do not store or display life works of art in areas of potentially high humidity or water leakage, e.g. basement, bathroom, outside walls, under pipes. Avoid areas where temperature paintings and still and humidity fluctuate, or where there is inadequate air circulation, e.g. attic and places listed above. Do not hang artworks over or under radiators, life heating and cooling vents, active fireplaces, humidifiers, and vaporizersA. The hygroscopic nature of wood means that paintings it will take water from the atmosphere and expand, but it will contract as the humidity lessens. The direction of shrinkage is almost always around the circumference, which causes a solid piece of wood to crack still vertically. Keeping it in a steady relative humidity can stabilize the sculpture; if the wood does not life absorb or release moisture, it will no longer expand or contract paintings.