A client of mine from Texas recently mailed two damaged mezzotints by Sidney Wilson to my studio. These two works of art on paper are family heirlooms of hers, and they were damaged when pipes burst in her home during…
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fine art conservation
I recently completed the treatment of a lithograph by French artist Georges Braque, a contemporary of Matisse and Picasso. The artwork itself is an object of absolute beauty. The image depicts an abstract birdlike form flying amongst the stars. Hence, its name: “Les…
Periodically there are projects that cross my path which pose a special challenge. Recently, a beautiful lithograph by the Russian-French early Modernist Marc Chagall arrived at my studio. The client’s daughter had been given this lovely piece as a…
Behind the scenes at the Carnegie Museum of Art. This is an excellent video on repairing and inpainting the losses of an oil painting.…
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