How to prepare for the examination?
 

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen,
The very issue of how to draw a picture, get an expert opinion for the subsequent sale of the painting.

The less you'll arrange it, the better for the expert in determining authorship. Frame, mat, etc. expert is not needed.

I probably asked the wrong question. There is a painting, but without any documents. I suspect that a document is a passport picture. That's it, and would like to receive. And for that probably needs examination.
If this is not so happy to hear another option.

Pasha, to say the beginning of what city, country you are? "... From this must proceed.

Ukraine, Kiev, but to my questions it has no any relationship. I just want to get advice from professionals, I hope I wrote in the correct branch of your question.

Well if you think that when I found out where you are and I advise you to apply for examination in the Restoration Center Street. Tereschenkivska near the Russian Museum (for whom there may once have been discussed), then indeed it has no any relationship:)
And despite what the picture, author, etc. Perhaps examination and not worth the candle, if a good master, the expertise needed to sell 100%. But ask what exactly you painting even afraid:) .. say again that it is not the case ))...
Maybe I did not understand вобще crux of the matter ...

Painting a picture, big and beautiful:) before you do what I want on the Internet, I asked this question. Paintings by this artist sold at auction, prices seen decent,
I think a passport will not interrupt me. But I would like to get advice: how to get a passport, how much it costs. any action at this place. the picture is not small size, which is 900 by 1400 in the frame, knowing its history certainly going by the artist himself. on this I would not want to disassemble it yourself. probably nails which she put together, also confirm the authenticity. And while I do not have on her passport, I would not particularly like to extend to the theme of the author and even more to seek assistance recommended by the Internet. Sorry I did not want to offend anyone, it's just my caution in this matter.

Pasha, passport pictures can be only one - a restoration, you have to have in mind? Then, in order to acquire them - you have to pay now or in the restoration restorer. But for the examination of the passport is not needed, he needed only in cases where the picture shall be an expert after a major restoration.
If you want to have some paper for the expert, it is better written provenance (history of the existence of the picture) nothing could be better, it must be certified by the signatures of "historical characters" or their descendants who appear in Provenance.

I warned that I do not know in this area. I need a document confirming me as the owner.

It is interesting to look at the frame, nailed with nails. : D

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Examination of such a document is actually a will, alas.

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There, about "passport pictures" learned?