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Tag Archives: painting restoration
Gorgeous Gilded Age Society Oil Painting Dented by Freak Accident, Los Angeles – Art Restoration Due Diligence Tips for Art Collectors
This article and video entertains you with a Los Angeles story about surprising impact damage on 19th century paintings of high society fashion with some tips on condition from an art conservator. See several paintings of gorgeous women in The … Continue reading
Valuable Exquisite 150 Year Old Painting Destroyed by Careless Handling and Shipping
Damage to artwork from careless handling, lousy packing and then shipping is completely avoidable… and you’d think that an exquisitely painted, $75,000.00 valued oil painting would automatically be treasured and cared for! This extensive damage which resulted from lack of … Continue reading
Cleaning a painting with smoke damage 30 sec video
Cleaning smoke damage from artwork, other framed items and collectibles is a service we routinely take care of. Paintings are often darkened by discolored varnish too. This gorgeous tonalist vintage painting, about 1920, by Granville Redmond re-emerges from the darkness … Continue reading
Rip Repair and Saving Historical Painting of Bishop Ranch Santa Barbara (Goleta) by Henry Chapman Ford
Historic Oil Painting from 1875 of Bishop Ranch- Glen Annie in Goleta, CA by Henry Chapman Ford saved from destruction Scott M. Haskins, Painting Conservator Art restoration has been more than just interesting as my life’s work. Lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster/Emergency Response, Painting on canvas
Tagged painting restoration, repair a rip
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Antique Oil Painting of Old Time Circus Requires Tricks for Cleaning
I want to show this picture partly because its a very interesting painting and partly because you might enjoy hearing about kind of a strange way of cleaning a painting. Cleaning is part of the art conservation/restoration process but … Continue reading
Posted in In Lab
Tagged art conservation, clean a painting, painting restoration, vintage oil painting
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