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Specialists in the restoration and conservation of fine art
paintings and frames.
In a contract with the state of Florida, we restored a
collection of eleven paintings for the Koreshan State Historic
Site in Estero, Florida.
The entire collection was the work of Douglas Arthur Teed, a
noted American landscape painter.
The largest of these was over five feet by six feet. The paintings
and their original wooden frames had suffered severe damage from
years of neglect, and were very nearly discarded.
As quoted in the local NEWS-PRESS, site manager Phillip Leeser
said of our work,
"The pictures are beautiful. The paintings are like new, and very
strong. Teed's turn-of-the-century paintings are transformed from
rotting junk into collectors' items."
TheArtRestorer performs restorations with great care. No
areas are unnecessarily disturbed; we keep conservation always in
mind. We utilize only the finest of materials in our procedures.
This type of work cannot be rushed; it demands both skill and
patience.
We work to bring your painting up to the best condition possible, as
if it were our own, ensuring that it will survive for generations to
come.
When we perform the work, we will include with your painting a
photographic documentation and written description of each step
taken during restoration.
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We have over 35 years experience in art restoration. We
have worked on some major artists such as:
- EDWARD POTTHAST
- WILLIAM CHADWICK
- RAPHEL SOYER
- HALEY LEVER
- DOUGLAS ARTHUR TEED
- DAVID JOHNSON
- HENRY BACON
- JOSEF ISEARL
- EUGENE CHAVOT
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The painting below had canvas rot and major paint flaking. We
cleaned it front and back, filled in all lost paint, repainted
all fill, restretched it on original stretcher, and applied new
varnish.
 
Art restoration covers a wide range of tasks, ranging from
relatively simple cleaning to extremely complex paint and frame reconstructions.
The following pages illustrate some of these:
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FRAME RESTORATION
The repair and reconstruction of antique and ornate frames
is an art form in itself.
We have rescued some valuable frames that were literally on their way to the trash bin.

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Plaster, wood, gold leaf, or others, we can match any finish to the point that it is difficult
to detect any restoration.
More about
frame restoration...
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