Tag Archives: oil painting restoration

Saving Don Manuel Domínguez: How a Water-Damaged Portrait of a California Founding Figure Was Brought Back to Life

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Scott M. Haskins

This case study of water-damaged oil painting restoration by Fine Art Conservation Laboratories shows how the early Southern California historic portrait of Don Manuel Domínguez was saved after severe water damage and previous inept restorations. See end of article for … Continue reading →

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Allen Lay, Art Collector, Said He Wanted To Prepare His Art To Make This World A Better Place

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Scott M. Haskins

With Alan Lays passing this week, we at Fine Art Conservation Lab. will miss him. He was referred to us by Ray Redfern of Redfern Gallery in Laguna Beach and over the last few years we had the pleasure of … Continue reading →

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Family Heirloom Painting Restoration in Salt Lake City – Testimonial

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Scott M. Haskins

“What is a painting worth” is a subject I’ve written on several times; there’s financial value, emotional value and historical value. It’s doubly nice when your emotional ties or historical connection, like with a family heirloom, is also a really … Continue reading →

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