Professional restoration of paintings

Varnish decrease with oil painting

Picture cleaning

Modern and historical art lives, breathes and ages. These processes are natural ageing procedures, which apply to all utensils. Art wins by these aging processes at aura and receives the so-called patina.
Modern restoring is today the connection of traditional handicraft techniques, artistic abilities, chemical „know-how “and art-historical knowledge.

Your paintings are winning force of expression and quality by the restoration!

With the restoration of painting there are two measure ranges, which are separated. There is this once the conservation - and on the other hand the restoration measures at a painting.

Restoration measures are the sense after interference, which is to improve the appearance of the work of art and underline the original artist intention. There is aesthetic considerations and measures, which however under no circumstances when independent creative-artistic interferences may be implemented. These is a help to interpret the work of art.
Conservation measures are interferences, which are necessary for the preservation of real assets of a work of art.

The preservation can already begin with you at home….

Paintings consist usually of organic materials, which stand with your environment in reciprocal effect.

Above all environmental influences of the humidity, the room climate and the air pollution can be affected by you positively. Damage and aging processes can be minimized or slowed down by simple rules.

A few recommendations:
Make sure that your paintings do not hang on cold, exposed external walls of your house or your dwelling. Compare simply once the wall temperature of the different walls of your house through handpresent.

Provide through correct air for an exchange and a sufficient space circulation and air.

Avoid direct sun exposure on your work of art.

Release your picture or your sculpture now and then from the dust and environmental dirt, which accumulate on the surface. For this you can use a very soft brush. Under any circumstances you should not clean your object damp or with other solvents. This task you should leave to the restorer.

These recommendations are to help you in correct handling your works of art.