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Oleographs: what are they, and can they be restored?

Occasionally, when we receive a painting into the studio, the medium is...

Common problems that affect oil paintings

The conservation and restoration of oil paintings is a complex practice which...

What is painting restoration?

Painting restoration refers to a number of different treatments you can have...

How to look after your painting

Preventative measures can be taken to contribute to the safety and stability...

Only 5% of the world’s artworks will survive the next 100 years

According to Sotheby’s Institute of Art, only 5% of the world’s artworks...

Lock of Mozart’s hair sells for over double its estimate

On Thursday 28th May a lock of hair belonging to the master...

Meet the puppy sniffing out infestations in artworks

As any art collector is aware, the problem of infestations in artwork...

New Titian painting discovered

On the 8th May 2015, one of the Duke of Wellington’s paintings...

‘Snorting Copper’ by Banksy restored by Fine Art Restoration Company

The iconic ‘Snorting Copper’ by Banksy has been successfully restored and returned...

The living Mona Lisa

Florent Aziosmanoff has created a new interactive version of Leonardo da Vinci’s...

Fundraising drive to restore 17th century painting

St Mary’s Church in Wanstead has reached out to the public to...

Boy punches hole In $1.5 million painting

On Sunday 23rd August 2015, a 12 year old boy tripped and...

Art collector sued by the museum he donated to

Joel Alexander Greene was sued on the 31st July 2015 after failing...

Bringing 3D printing to oil painting

It’s no secret that the key to artists promoting and selling their...

Historical painting saved thanks to grant

After having spent close to 100 hours working, the 114 year old...

Picasso painting seized

The painting, Head of a Young Woman, by Picasso drew the attention...

Fake Picasso painting for sale

On 26th June 2015, Dominic Currie made headline news. He had supposedly...

£100,000 masterpiece discovered in Lancashire church

A lost masterpiece has been discovered in a Lancashire church. The painting,...

£1 million painting used as kitchen noticeboard

'Arab in Black' is a painting that was donated in order to...

Pensioner unknowingly harbours stolen paintings

In 1972, 49 pieces of artwork were stolen from the storage depot...