Cleaning An Oil Painting – An Expert Guide
When an oil painting appears dark, yellowed, or dull, the problem is...
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Oil Paintings
How To Professionally Repair A Torn Painting
A torn painting can be alarming. Whether caused by an accidental impact,...
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Why Is My Painting Flaking? Causes, Warning Signs & How to Fix Flaking Paint
If you’ve searched “why is my painting flaking?” “how to restore flaking...
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Why Do Old Paintings Look Dark?
Antique oil paintings often appear dark, yellowed or dull, but this isn’t...
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American Landscape Paintings: History, Restoration & How to Preserve Your Artwork
Landscape paintings have always held a special place in American art. From...
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Caring for our Ancestors: Protect Family Portraits
Oil paintings can be passed down from generation to generation, stretching as...
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Icon panels: preserving and restoring traditional orthodox art
In terms of art history, panels are often significantly antique - this...
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The Army and Navy Club: restoring the faces military history
Our team is often called out to specialist projects that require treatment...
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Preserving provenance: oil painting labels, notes and stamps
When researching the provenance of a painting, the artist's signature is important,...
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Palladian halls: restoring Robert Adam interiors
In the mid to late 18th century, London was a thriving market...
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Enlightenment and empire: Georgian artists in England
As history progresses, the list of named artists working in England massively...
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Childhood on canvas: the history, themes and restoration of child portraiture
When faces are immortalised in oil paint, watercolour, pencil and pastels, the...
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Cavaliers and baroque beauties: 17th century artists in England
The year 1603 marked the end of the Elizabethan era, making way...
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Faces of the Tudor period: 16th century artists in England
From the tumultuous reign of Henry VIII to the glory of Elizabeth...
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Heaven sent: angels in art history
Winged figures have been a frequent feature in art from the ancient...
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Nature’s bounty: the symbolism of fruit in art
Many still life paintings contain hidden meanings, whether this is in the...
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Scorched: protecting oil paintings after a fire
As part of our disaster recovery service, we regularly remove and collect...
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Circular art: framing tondo paintings
Paintings that have been composed on a round surface may be referred...
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A view of Segovia: restoring a Mary Cameron landscape
Many of the paintings we care for have been composed by world-renowned...
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Society on canvas: restoring genre paintings of the Dutch Golden Age
As well as producing marvellous still life bouquets, symbolic landscapes and grand...
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