Fine Art

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Restoration is a skilled profession. You might even call it an art in its own right, except that it is frowned on to be original. First rule of restoration: follow the intention of the artist. Never try to improve on him.

- J.M. Coetzee -

Painting

Our team carries out painting restoration surface and structural restoration to a wide range of paintings. As with all our treatments, painting restoration work is preceded by a consultation and collectors rely on our impartial advice about the potential short and long term implications of treatment, informed by our knowledge of art market conditions.

All our painting restoration treatments are created around the material composition of each painting, a scientific approach that achieves outstanding results without having to resort to aggressive or unsympathetic techniques.

We correct age-related disintegration and damage, for example removing overpaint and historic restoration, relining canvases and stabilising flaking paint. We also fill and retouch paint loss, and remove discoloured varnish, replacing it with a modern conservation-grade equivalent.

We restores artworks that have suffered accidental damage, been displayed or stored in incorrect atmospheric conditions, as well as paintings that have been devastated by fire or flood.

Sculpture

Our team carries out sculpture restorationby experts trained in the care and conservation of the wide range of materials used for sculpture including marble, plaster, terracotta, bronze, as well as unstable materials more commonly found in contemporary sculptures or installations, including resins, silicones and organic materials.

Sculpture restoration treatments include conservation cleaning, repairing broken elements, restoring finishes using specialist techniques, including hand retouching, airbrushing, patinating, gilding, waxing, polishing and lacquering.

Our sculpture restoration team draws on their vast experience to find innovative solutions to major structural issues, including replicating missing elements, drilling and doweling to strengthen repaired sections, rebuilding internal armatures and creating bespoke external mounting solutions.

Modern And Contemprorary Art

We have been conserving works of art, we have built up a formidable knowledge of different materials and the way they to react to specific environments.

The skill of our specialists, coupled with their vast experience, enables us to preserve, stabilise and augment the structure and surface of almost any artwork or installation, regardless of how challenging the problem or the environmental conditions.

We work closely with a number of artist studios, either acting in a consultancy-type role, or providing technical support with preventive and remedial treatments.

The intense and ever-changing nature of a contemporary art studio demands flexibility and precision on the part of their wider support network and our long track record of successful problem solving means we can easily adapt our treatments to keep pace with changing circumstances.

We also enjoy excellent, long standing relationships with many international art galleries, working in close collaboration with their Technicians, Operations Managers and Registrars, who rely on our skill, judgement, flexibility and discretion.

Our services include:

Advising on, or undertaking, the cleaning and maintenance of unusual or non-traditional materials. Over the years we have treated many unusual materials, including chocolate, plasticine, wax, found objects, human skin, plastics, and cake
Training sessions to gallery staff on object handling and how to spot some of the early warning signs of disintegration
Offering a consultancy service and technical support to artist studios, particularly when they are working with a challenging material or structure
Problem solving for electrical and kinetic art, including restoring old and new Neon lights, motors, and mobiles
Technical support to shipping firms whilst they handle and pack works of art
Providing an impartial third-party opinion on a wide range of issues relating to the fabrication, condition and maintenance of artworks
Condition Reporting services
Scientific Material Analysis services
Fabricating bespoke plinths and mounts. If requested, these can integrate discreet security fixings, a service we provide to help avert potential damage or theft.

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