PAINTING AND PICTURE FRAME RESTORATION

The restoration of paintings and frames is another specialist area of restoration requiring the use of recognised techniques appropriate to the piece.

Cleaning, re-painting damaged or missing areas of paint, and re-varnishing are the techniques most often used when restoring paintings, while sometimes a painting has to be attached to a new canvas (re-lining) to restore and conserve the work if its condition has deteriorated too much.

Antique frames often require consolidation and stabilisation, and structural repairs to missing sections of moulding or carving.

Everything from the type of wood used and the finish of the frame is carefully considered and executed by the restoration specialist. Re-gilding, toning, and inpainting is commonly carried out.