Paintings Conservation Services
Fine Arts Conservation Services provides a full range of conservation services for paintings on canvas, masonite, paper, glass and wooden supports, murals and painted objects. We have experience in treating a wide array of materials that include:
- Oil paintings
- Acrylic paintings
- Watercolors
- Mixed -media
- Industrial coatings
Each project is evaluated for its unique nature. The materials, technique and history of each piece helps determine the condition and treatment options. We provide expert in-depth technical examinations, authentication and materials analysis. Treatment options may include:
- Technical Examination
- Cleaning of superficial grime
- Removal of degraded varnish
- Consolidation of unstable paint layer
- Tear repair
- Filling of losses
- Inpainting
- Humidification treatment to reduce deformations
- Lining of paintings to increase structural stability
- Replacement of hanging hardware and backing boards
- Restoration of frames and recommendations on reframing
- Technical analysis to guide the treatment protocol and authentication purposes
- Recommendations for display, storage, and shipping
Paintings Conservation Services
Fine Arts Conservation Services provides a full range of conservation services for paintings on canvas, masonite, paper, glass and wooden supports, murals and painted objects. We have experience in treating a wide array of materials that include:
- Oil paintings
- Acrylic paintings
- Watercolors
- Mixed -media
- Industrial coatings
Each project is evaluated for its unique nature. The materials, technique and history of each piece helps determine the condition and treatment options. We provide expert in-depth technical examinations, authentication and materials analysis. Treatment options may include:
- Ultraviolet Light Examination
- Polarized Light Microscopy
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- Mass Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
- X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- X-ray Diffraction
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy