Conservation problems and solutions in private collections: intervention in the Basque artist Nestor Basterretxea's own collection

Abstract

This research presents a comprehensive conservation plan for the private and own collection of the Basque artist Nestor Basterretxea. The works are stored in his farmhouse, which lacks climate controls and storage system. For the planning of a comprehensive conservation proposal for the collection, the limited resources of a particular must be taken into account and the proposals must be adapted to the real possibilities of the space, guaranteeing the conservation of the collection. During the storage process, different approaches on how to treat the artworks emerged during the development of the conservation plan, especially marked by exhibitions in museums and galleries. The need for curative conservation interventions or restoration treatments is decided according to the criteria of restoration in contemporary art.