The research is devoted to art expertise of classical porcelain and faience of Ukraine 19th – early 20th century. The dissertation describes the main criteria of modern attribution, expertise and identification of Ukrainian porcelain-faience, as well as the latest technological receptions, which are used in the research of fine-ceramic products in the conditions of the modern antique market. Interconnection is traced of art expertise with practical methods of scientific restoration of porcelain and faience, which are used in museums of Ukraine.
In the work was considered culturological approach to the study of domestic porcelain-faience in connection with the development of artistic culture of shaping and decoration of products.
In general, it should be noted that modern researchers of fine-tin works of the specified period consider, mainly, the question that are related to the aesthetic features of subjects. First of all, in the context of the specifics of their design, methods of manufacturing and shaping. However, the aspect of the connection between art criticism and scientific restoration has not yet been considered by scientists. Therefore, within this dissertation the main attention was focused on the
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importance of theoretical generalization of the material on the study of museum items of porcelain-faience of Ukraine from the 19th – early 20th century, also on the need for a comparative analysis of the studied subjects from different points of view, including practical methods of scientific restoration.
As a result of the study of sources, the ways of conducting research have been outlined of fine ceramics from stock repositories of state museum collections, were determined the main provisions of the modern scientific approach of carrying out an art-examination using the latest scientific and technical means have been determined. Thanks to the restoration little-known samples were introduced into scientific circulation of Ukrainian classical porcelain and faience.
It was revealed that during the 19th – early 20th centuries in the Ukrainian art there were regular stylistic transformations and modifications in the formation and decoration of fine-ceramic products, new technical and technological innovations were introduced into production. This significantly influenced the change of fashion trends, search for new solutions in composition and painting, within the style, as well as improving the forms and techniques of painting products.
It is established, that the methodology for carrying out an art and technological examination of porcelain and faience works, based on their comprehensive study and including optical-physical, chemical, attribution and other methods, which gives grounds for determine the authenticity of the monument, its historical, cultural and artistic significance.
In the work, also considered investigated some groups of art fine ceramics in the process of their restoration, were analyzed documentary information of their existence, reference and inventory materials. Besides, were also conducted visual research of artefacts, the technique and technology of their creation were determined, degree of conservation, the method of decorating, composition, style, the presence of stamps and signatures.
As a result of studying various ways to find out the value of works of art by Ukrainian and foreign specialists, who were involved in evaluation problems, as the most rational was the system of V. Indutny.
Additionally, recommendations have been developed for conducting art-expertise and attribution of artistic porcelain-faience in museum, scientific and restoration practice, in accordance with the current conditions of the antique market.
Further development has been received rationale ways to conduct technical and technological expertise of works of fine ceramics.
It was established the importance of individual products as historical and cultural sources. In solving experimental tasks in order to prove scientific hypotheses were offered means of identification porcelain and faience works in the process of art-expertise.
The studies that have been carried out have made it possible to clarify the classification of works of Ukrainian fine ceramics 19th – early 20th century on artistic-figurative signs. Accordingly, they were systematized to the formal-stylistic features and functional characteristics, their species membership are determined.
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It was traced interconnection of art examination expertise (history, cultural studies, museology, scientific restoration, ethics, aesthetics, physics, chemistry, etc.), which were aimed at solving important socio-cultural tasks.
The scientific novelty of the obtained results is that in the dissertation for the first time in theoretical the generalized information on art studies of porcelain and faience artistic products with original sources and practical conducting of scientific restoration of fine ceramics XIX – beginning of XX centuries (on mus
