Degradation phenomena
Chromatic Alterations
Fading
The gradual loss of brightness or brilliance of a colour or colours; the gradual weakening of colour (pigment) saturation.COMMENT: COMMENT: Generally the result of chemical reactions or exposure to direct sunlight (UV).
Literature
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Townsend J., Ormsby B., Smithen P., Barker R. , A microfading study of Mark Rothko’s materials for the Seagram murals (1958-59), 2017, in: Postprints of the ICOM-CC 18th Triennial Conference, Copenhagen, 2017, paper 1023
https://www.icom-cc-publications-online.org/PublicationDetail.aspx?cid=cdc6dc67-875f-43c7-9884-01552101955f
Stenger J., Non-Invasive Color Restoration of Faded Paintings Using Light from a Digital Projector, 2011, in: Postprints of the ICOM-CC 16th Triennial Conference, Lisbon, 2011, paper 1007
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