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Start to finish re-lining (glue paste)….how we d Start to finish re-lining (glue paste)….how we do it and why we do and all the little pitfalls and discoveries along the way. Please ask and comment especially other liners🙏🏻 internationally 🌎 (the few I know wouldn’t touch social media…pity) …love to learn from this as well as show🙏🏻💫. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
The ethics and decisions surrounding conservation The ethics and decisions surrounding conservation are simple. Minimal intervention is a noble aspiration but in the real world other decisions have to be considered.  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
More family portraits but this time the aging effe More family portraits but this time the aging effect of oxidisation on paper.  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
6th sense…or a hunch = experience looking at and 6th sense…or a hunch = experience looking at and cleaning pictures for over 40 years…sometimes still getting it wrong though!  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
2 sorts of common damages on gilded frames. To rec 2 sorts of common damages on gilded frames. To reconstruct the new restorations correctly (as they would have originally been produced) takes time and care to get the compo and gesso just right and seamless to the original frame. ….and that’s before you match the gilding.  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #framerestoration #frameconservation
Framing small pictures…. This is what I think, b Framing small pictures…. This is what I think, but you’re allowed to disagree🤷🏻‍♂️
Two exceptional items on display @treasurehousefai Two exceptional items on display @treasurehousefair from today in London ….@vagabondantiques (Chinese floral watercolours) and Martyn Downer…a world expert on Nelson and Trafalgar (union flag from 1805)
Conservation Vs Restoration….what’s it all ab Conservation Vs  Restoration….what’s it all about 🤔💫. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
Fixings….keeping pictures in their frames. Small Fixings….keeping pictures in their frames. Small but important detail… if there is an aesthetic to everything we do let’s go back in time🙏🏻🙏🏻. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
Previous restorers used a system of ‘cradling’ Previous restorers used a system of ‘cradling’ to maintain surface flatness and integrity of early painted panels…this is now considered too OTT but still something to admire…..and it works.  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
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Anna Blunden…the pre Raphaelite you probably nev Anna Blunden…the pre Raphaelite you probably never heard of. A member of John Ruskin’s circle. Few of her works survive…many were destroyed during the War.  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
Other Restorers and artists might sympathise….so Other Restorers and artists might sympathise….sourcing the best materials…it’s getting ever harder. This is scrim…in extra layer of strengthening during lining …or other procedures.  We eventually sourced in France but it’s made in India! Thanks to Crystal from Musée d’Orsay for this hot tip.  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
If I had a pet subject this would be it. Good stre If I had a pet subject this would be it. Good stretchers are the starting block for any good conservation work…without this element you are doomed! …And please get those pegs in correctly …it’s not rocket science🫤#fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
We’re staring to get very niche now….the drawb We’re staring to get very niche now….the drawbacks in treating 19th century canvases and tacking edges….I don’t think this one’s going to go viral!!🫤💫. #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
So how did they make old gold leaf compo frames th So how did they make old gold leaf compo frames then?…..a bit like we still do now.
Slow discolouration and darkening of an old varnis Slow discolouration and darkening of an old varnish is standard, but this darkening obscures the true colour and brilliance of these wonderful highly colourful portraits….and before you say ‘I like them like this’ remember the artist and original sitter did not remotely intend for them to be viewed this way.  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
Gesso…uncomplicated and simple yet essential. S Gesso…uncomplicated and simple yet essential.  Same recipe and method used for last  500 years. Takes years of practice to get to that perfect smooth finish.  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #frameconservation #gesso
Aaron and the serpents…a lovely old master to wo Aaron and the serpents…a lovely old master to work on. Neglected…in the nicest way possible…for centuries simply hung in the same wall giving pleasure to generations.  #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation
Learning new ideas and techniques …and transferr Learning new ideas and techniques …and transferring our experiences. This week Crystal joins us from Musée d’Orsay & Louvre where she specialises on the structure of paintings (conservation). This is as good as learning can get…even when you’re an old 🇬🇧 dog learning new 🇫🇷 tricks🐕! #fineartconservation #fineartrestoration #picturerestoration #paintingconservation #canvasconservation

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