Artwork cleaning: ann.conservation@gmail.com or 07450008972
Portrait painting
Tented paint
Paint flakes may lift up in a tent-like shape if the support has shrunk and can no longer accommodate the paint. Flakes may also curl or lift at the edges of cracks- the paint becomes powdery and pigment loss can occur. Flaking paint should be treated as soon as possible…
Before and after cleaning
Fine art cleaning: ann.conservation@gmail.com or 07450008972
Damaged portrait of a woman
Fine art cleaning: ann.conservation@gmail.com or 07450008972
Cleaning a painting at home, or why we should NOT to start cleaning our oil paintings according to instructions from acquaintances or the internet…
Over decades, dust, nicotine and airborne particles can settle between the fibres of the canvas, forming a greasy and dirty layer on the surface. The yellow and grey dirt that washes the painting’s colours together normally adheres to the surface too stubbornly for household cleaners. We have come across several…