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Can you tell what part of this backing material is acidic, and what part isn't? That blue isn't tape, either, it's paper carefully holding the print in without attaching anything to it directly, so some care was taken. Too bad everyone from like 1900 - 1990 decided to use terrible, acidic materials for framing. Use proper materials for art if you care about it lasting! It's in great shape overall though; a nice Jules de Bruycker print from 1942, showing a german soldier and some civilians while they were under occupation in Ghent.    Sweet watermark, too 
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Oh no, it's fine, I've seen way worse. Acidity not only discolors, but also makes the paper more brittle and crack easy, and in a bad one the whole thing would look like the brown color of the tape. And yea, you can actually wash paper to reduce the acidity and discoloration. It's an serious and non-reversible step, though; something I'd like to try eventually but haven't yet. For this specific print it would likely be unnecessary.
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today in "they used terrible materials in framing for like 90 years" It's a print from a belgian artist named Louise Danse, probably 1910s - 1930s, of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_Arch  After I get the mat off, look at that sun tan!  Poor paper looks like it was dyed around the edges  Definitely keeping the backing because it has a sweet tag and important inscriptions, but if/when I frame it again, the paper needs to be completely enclosed with non-acidic materials 
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How Not to Frame example #629 So I picked this up, as it hit the magic trio of being 1) interesting looking print 2) interesting looking frame 3) cheap enough that I can work on either and not worry   Taking off the flimsy paper glued to the back and... this does not look right. Back mats/backing boards are not supposed to have plate marks (the line that gets pressed into the paper from the edges of the copper plate when the image is made)  Yep, there's no back support at all, that's just the actual artwork nailed/somewhat glued to the frame  And what the hell did they do to the frame??  So instead of getting a frame that fit, they just roughly chiselled out some space to shove the excess paper into the bottom?  The darker brown was covered by/touching the wood, and got this discoloured from the acid in said wood. This is what you use good quality framing materials - acidity kills paper. I guess they didn't trim the paper because there's actually a hidden signature under here! Bad news, though - it's so dark that you can only really see the signature via reflected light like this  I don't know if this label is for the framer, but, if it is, you suck Paul 
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Can't comment on the technical details, but Bosch always makes for a great conversation starter so you should use that specific work!
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If you're in the EU and want to browse, I use Catawiki: https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/85-art It's an auction-ish site with "curated" (I have no idea how much vetting they actually do) auction collections ending every day with various themes, like emerging artists, old masters, specific galleries, etc. I've spent thousands on prints there over the years, never had a single issue. A variety of upcoming ones: https://www.catawiki.com/en/a/888653-classical-inspiration-prints-auction https://www.catawiki.com/en/a/890051-contemporary-emerging-art-auction https://www.catawiki.com/en/x/715-great-masters-collection https://www.catawiki.com/en/a/922897-old-masters-antique-prints-auction
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