Sector-specific

Valuation of Works of Art and Paintings

Art and Crafts 70 hours

Introduction

This training programme on Art and Painting Valuer owes its importance to the market in which the art and painting, whilst it is necessary at all times to establish the truth or falsehood of a work of art. Therefore, the main aim of this course will be to describe the characteristics attributable to each artistic period, as well as identifying the key aspects that need to be analysed when determining whether the artwork in question is a forgery or not. You will be able to acquire all this knowledge and carry out the tasks and duties of an art and painting valuer effectively and efficiently, thereby enhancing your professional profile.

Objectives

  • Set the key concepts which govern the art and painting market.

  • Please specify the features notable works from each artistic period.

  • List the paint components.

  • Please state the the importance of pigments in painting.

  • Sequence the formation of pigments throughout the various periods of painting.

  • Identify the main ones artistic techniques.

  • To establish the need to be familiar with the techniques that enable the counterfeit detection in art.

  • State the the fundamental role of museums with regard to art and painting.

Table of Contents

TEACHING UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO ARTISTIC PAINTING
1. An introduction to the concept of artistic painting
2. Painting as a work of art
3. Painting
4. Valuation and appraisal
TEACHING UNIT 2. PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES
1. An introduction to printmaking techniques. Terms relating to printmaking techniques
2. Intaglio print
3. Other techniques
TEACHING UNIT 3. COMPONENTS OF PAINTING
1. Thickeners
2. Solvents or thinners
3. Brackets
4. Tools: the paintbrush
TEACHING UNIT 4. INKS
1. The use of inks. Concept and components
2. Types of ink
3. India ink
4. Drying of the inks
5. Storage and security
TEACHING UNIT 5. MAIN TECHNIQUES USED IN ARTISTIC PAINTING
1. Oil painting
2. Watercolour
3. Gouache
4. Acrylics
5. Tempering
6. Cake
7. Collage
TEACHING UNIT 6. PIGMENTS IN PAINTING
1. Definition of pigment. Designation and composition
2. Pigments used throughout history
TEACHING UNIT 7. HISTORY OF PAINTING
1. Prehistoric and ancient art
2. Early Christian and Byzantine painting
3. Pre-Hispanic painting in the Americas
4. Medieval painting
5. Gothic painting
6. Renaissance painting
7. Mannerism
8. Baroque painting
9. Rococo painting
10. Neoclassical painting
11. Romantic painting
12. Realism
13. Impressionism
14. Post-Impressionism
15. Fauvism
16. Expressionism
17. Cubism
18. Abstract painting
19. Surrealism
20. Abstract Expressionism
21. Op Art and Pop Art
22. New Realism
TEACHING UNIT 8. VALUATION OF WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS
1. Valuation techniques
2. Analysis of works of art and painting
3. Valuation: method
TEACHING UNIT 9. FORGERIES IN ARTISTIC PAINTING
1. Counterfeiting
2. Detection and assessment methods for construction projects
3. The author’s signature
4. The comparison
5. The truth or falsity of a work of art
TEACHING UNIT 10. THE ART MARKET: FINE ART PAINTING
1. Art market
2. Art galleries
3. Auction room
4. The art market in figures

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