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Paintings -

  • Oil on canvas (oil, acrylic, egg tempera, etc.); cleaning & restoration of holes and tears, reattachment of flaking & cupping paint, replacement of missing areas, lining of paintings to strengthen original support or when a greater amount of damage exists, new museum quality wooden stretchers built, when required, varnishing & replacement of varnish.
  • On wooden panel (including retablos); cleaning & restoration of broken panel or insec damage to wood, reattachment of flaking or cupping paint, replacement of missing areas.
  • Any painted surface (decorated furniture, polychrome sculpture [Kachinas & Santos], paintings on copper or other metal, etc.); any type of restoration.
Paper -
  • Watercolor, Gouache & Art Prints; restoration of tears, holes & scratches, removal of stains, repair of faded colors, deacidification of paper.
Textiles -
  • Tapestries; cleaning & restoration of holes & tears, expert museum mounting for display.
  • Neddlework (antique needlepoint, crewel, embroidery, samplers, lace, etc.); cleaning & restoration of holes & tears, expert museum mounting for display.
  • Other; museum mounting of any textile piece.
Sculpture -
  • Bronze; cleaning indoor & outdoor sculpture at my studio or on site.
  • Stone & Marble (prehistoric, antique & moddern); cleaning & restoration of indoor & outdoor sculpture on site or in my studio.
  • Wood (plain or polychrome, prehistoric, antique or modern); restoration of broken or damaged pieces.
  • Mixed media; call or e-mail with specific inquiries.
Ceramics -
  • Modern & prehistoric pieces; repair of broken pieces & replacement of missing areas.
Gilding -
  • Gilding or regilding of any surface (gold, white gold, silver, copper, etc.)
  • Frames
Frames -
  • Frames (carved wood & gilt frames); replacement of broken or missing areas, regilding with real or imitation gold.
Miscellaneous -
  • Misc. Restoration (ivory, lacquered pieces, oriental screens, etc.); repair of ivory carvings including replacement of missing areas, & repair to lacquer pieces repair of holes & tears in paper & silk on paper screens.
Catastrophic Restoration -
  • Fire, Water & Smoke damage to any form of fine art; I am highly qualified and an expert in this field.

If you have a piece of artwork that you are not sure about please call or e-mail.
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