Paintings

Before treatment, the painting was damp with heavy accretions of mud. The paint was blanched/whitened due to absorption of water and is actively flaking with many small losses of paint due to solubilization of the ground layer.

After treatment, the painting is clean, the canvas is in-plane and the paint is secure. The paint saturation is restored so that the original artist image can be seen.

Before treatment, the painting is covered with dirt, grime, accretions and a very discolored varnish layer. The frame has thinned gilding and losses of relief.

After treatment, the painting is cleaned and revarnished. The frame is restored and re-gilded.

Before, the large tear is very unstable and visible.

After, the repair is inpainted discretely for an original and clean appearance.

Before treatment, the painting was dirty and heavily overpainted with a matte paint devoid of artistic modelling. There were lifting repairs with tears in the boys face and on the left side of the portrait.

After treatment, the painting is cleaned and restorer overpaint removed to reveal the original artist’s image. Old repairs were removed, damages repaired, and paint losses retouched.

Before treatment, the painting was brought into the lab with a very large curved tear.

After treatment, the painting is cleaned, repaired and restored to its original appearance.

Before, under raking light the visually distracting lifted cracks are revealed.

After, under raking light, the stress cracks have been brought down and the canvas is in plane.

Before treatment, the painting is unstable with a dingy and dark appearance, raised cracks, and an overpainted bonnet.

After treatment, the painting is cleaned, stabilized and restored to reflect the artist’s original intent.