About us
Daniel Fabian, Conservator
Professional Training
1976 Swiss National Museum Zurich
1977 Kunstmuseum Bern,
1978/9 Clare Wilkins Kirkmann, London
1979/82 University of Cambridge, Hamilton Kerr
Institute, England
1982 Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
1983 Centraal Laboratorium voor
Onderzoek
van Voorwerpen van
Kunst en
Wetenschap, Amsterdam
1983 Kunstmuseum Basel
1983/4 Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum,
Center for
Conservation and Technical
Studies
1984/5 Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem
1985/6 Swiss Institute for Art Research
1986/7 Balboa Art Conservation Center,
San
Diego,
1988 Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco,
M.H. de Young Museum
Qualifications
1982
Certificate in the
Conservation and
Restoration of Easel
Paintings, Hamilton
Kerr
Institute, University of Cambridge,
England
1983 Diploma
in the Conservation and
Restoration of Easel Paintings, Hamilton
Kerr
Institute, University of Cambridge,
England
1984 Certificate in the
Conservation of
Paintings, Center for Conservation and
Technical
Studies Fogg Art Museum,
Harvard University
1995 Specialist Cultural Heritage Protection
Publications
D. Fabian, G. Fortunato,
Tracing White In: European Trade in Materials, Archetype London 2010
D.
Fabian: Über die Restaurierung von Kunstwerken – ein kleiner Rundgang. Referat.
Rotary Club Meilen, 2008
D.
Fabian: Dirt Wind & Fire – Sofortmassnahmen nach einem Brandfall
Zeitgenössischer Kunst. Referat SKR Jahrestagung „Aus den Flammen gerettet“
Lugano, 2006
D. Fabian: Aspekte des Reinigens von
Gemäldeoberflächen.
Referat, Hochschule der Künste, Bern, Fachbereich
Konservierung und Restaurierung. 2006
D. Fabian, V. Köppel, G. Fortunato
Following the trace of lead white pigments in 17th century paintings.
EU-ARTECH Workshop on Seventeenth Century Northern European Painting
Techniques, to be held at the National Gallery London on December 12th
2005.
D. Fabian, G.
Fortunato Zur Herkunft von Bleiweiss
bei Malern des 17. Jahrhunderts.
Archäometrie: Datierung, Herkunft, Technik. Zentrum für Kulturgüteranalytik.EMPA Akademie,
Zentrum für Wissenstransfer Dübendorf, 2005.
G. Fortunato, A. Ritter, D. Fabian,
Highlights of Analytical Chemistry in Switzerland Investigations of
Ancient Lead White Pigments using Lead Isotope Abundance Ratios Chimia
2005, 59, No. 4 177.
G. Fortunato, D. Fabian, A. Ritter,
Old Masters Lead White Pigments: Investigations Of Paintings From The
16th To The 17th Century Using High Precision Lead Isotope Abundance
Ratios Analyst / Royal Society of Chemistry 2005,
130(6), 898 - 906
D. Fabian
Über das Restaurieren von Kunstwerken – Kulturkreis Zumikon. Referat 18. Januar 2005
D.Fabian, G. Fortunato,
Lead-isotope ratios of lead white in paintings of the
seventheenth-century, oral presentation, "Peter Paul Rubens Technologie
und Restaurierung", Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium in Braunschweig,
Deutschland, 1./2.Oktober 2004
D. Fabian, G. Fortunato,
Bleiweiss-Isotopenanalyse an Gemäldeproben des 17.Jahrhunderts –
Zwischenbericht eines laufenden Projektes ZKK 2/2004 371 - 379
D. Fabian, G. Fortunato, Bleiisotopen-Verhältnisse in Pigmentproben aus Gemälden des 17.Jahrhunderts, NIKE 2-3/2004
G. Fortunato, D. Fabian,
Assessing the origin of white lead pigments from the 17th century using
high precision lead isotope abundance ratios and trace elemental
analysis. Vortrag Venedig Okt. 2003.
D. Fabian,
AxaArt AON Kunst auf Reisen, Tagung, Zürich 2003
D. Fabian,
Referat am Symposium des Rubenianum in Antwerpen. Rubens’ Painting Practices.
Vortragthema : The Conversion of St. Paul – Technical Observations on
Selected Paintings by Rubens in The Collections of the Prince of
Liechtenstein. 2000
(Publikation geplant)
D. Fabian,
De Jongelingen in de gloeiende Oven - Examination of a large panel
painting by Pieter Pietersz". In: Restoration under Observation – A
tribute offered to Derek Snoep on his retirement from the
Frans-Halsmuseum , Haarlem 2000
D. Fabian,
Wan eim ein geschossener Pfeil im Lieb ist plieben -Technologische
Untersuchung zu Rubens' Venus vor dem Spiegel aus den Sammlungen. des
Fürsten von Liechtenstein. In: L’Amour de l'Art. Hommage an Paolo
Cadorin. Parole di Charta XIII, Mailand 1999
D. Fabian,
Aspekte des Restaurierens. Seedamm-Kulturzentrum Bulletin, 1991
H. Samuels, P. Samuels, J. Samuels, D. Fabian,
The Technique of the Painters of the American West, The Wellfleet
Press, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 1991. Bindemittel in der Staffeleimalerei des
19. Jahrhunderts. Mitarbeit am Nationalen Forschungsprogramm 16:
Methoden zur Erhaltung von Kulturgütern des Schweizerischen
Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung. 1989.
D. Fabian
Man with a Beer Keg, attributed to Frans Hals. Technical Examination
and some art-historical comments. Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
1983.
D. Fabian
A Study of panel paintings from the earliest beginning to 1640. Hamilton Kerr Institute, University of Cambridge 1982.
Memberships
ICOM International Committee for Museums
IIC International Institute for Conservation
SKR Schweiz. Verband für Konservierung und Restaurierung
SVBR Schweiz. Verband Bild u. Rahmen
Contact: d.fabian(at)art-cons.com
Joan Samuels Fabian, Conservator, BA History of Art
Professional Training
1981/3
Paintings Conservator Portland Art
Museum. Head
of graphic arts
departement.
1983/4 Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum,
Center for
Conservation and Technical
Studies
1985/7 Balboa Art
Conservation Center, San
Diego, Assistant to Dr. Nathan
Stolow for
the Hearst Castle Climaproject, Hearst
Castle State
Park California
1988 Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco, M.
H. de Young Museum
Qualifications
1978
A.B. (Bachelor of Arts) Art
History, Bryn
Mawr College, USA
1984 Certificate
in the Conservation of
Paintings, Center for Conservation and
Technical
Studies Fogg Art Museum,
Harvard University
Publications
H. Samuels, P. Samuels, J. Samuels, D. Fabian,
The Technique of the Painters of the American West, The Wellfleet Press, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 1991.
J. Samuels, Nathan Stolow
The Museum Climatology and Visitor Use Study Project at Hearst Castle. Western Association for Art Conservation Newsletter 1987
Memberships
AIC
American Institute for Conservation
ICOM International Committee for Museums
IIC International Institute for Conservation
WAAC Western Association for Art Conservation
Contact: j.samuels(at)art-cons.com
Christopher Richard Moffit, Conservator MA
Professional Training
1993
Pre-foundation course
Camden College of
Art, London
1994/7
Foundation
course Camberwell College of
Art, London, (Abschluss BA)
2004/5
Internship at the restoration studios
of
Berlin
Gemälde Galerie
2005/7
University
of Northumbria. Conservation
and
Restoration of Easel Paintings
Qualifications
1996 B.A.Fine Arts, Camberwell college of arts
2007
M.A Conservation and
restoration of
easel paintings. University of Northumbria.
Conservations Projects
Restoration
of Francis Bacon paintings at Mill studios,Hexham. UK 2010
Conservation
and restoration of wall and ceiling paintings at Schloss Wülfingen
Winterthur, Collaborations with ARGE Ars Artis AG and Atelier
Andreas Franz 2008
Restoration of paintings at Kings Inn, University of Law, Dublin. Norma
Johnson. 2007
Restoration of interior by Cottier in Aberdeen under Norma Johnson for University of Northumbria 2006 – 2007
Contact: c.moffitt(at)art-cons.com
some of our references:
Balboa
Art Conservation Center, San Diego; Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein, Vaduz
Denkmalpflege des Kantons
Zürich;
Hilti Art Foundation, Schaan,
Hochbauamt der Stadt
Zürich;
EMPA St. Gallen;
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco;
Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem;
Gottfied Honegger Stiftung
Hallen für neue Kunst, Schaffhausen;
Kunstmuseum Basel;
Kunstmuseum Bern;
Kunstmuseum des Kantons
Thurgau, Kartause Ittingen;
Kunstsammlung der Bank Bär;
Liechtensteinisches
Landesmuseum,
Vaduz;
Max Bill Collection
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst;
Ortsmuseum zur Farb,
Stäfa
Polenmuseum Rapperswil;
Portland Art Museum, USA; ;
Royal Collection, Great Britain
Schweizerisches Institut
für Kunstwissenschaft; Schweiz. Landesmuseum,
Seedamm-Kulturzentrum,
Pfäffikon;
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,
Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Zurich