Art Restoration
Donna Child Fine Art specializes in the restoration and conservation of oil, acrylic and watercolour works of art painted on canvas, wood panel and paper. The need for restoration is often required after damage caused by pollution, natural aging or other traumatic events have occurred.
Once a painting is brought into the gallery our certified fine art restorer will examine your painting and discuss with you what you would like to see improved within your painting. They will then determine what can be accomplished and come up with a restoration plan and price.
The improvements achieved through restoration will prolong the life of a painting and enhance the painting’s aesthetic appearance.
Painting Restoration
Sculpture Restoration
Restoration & Conservation Includes
Repair of cuts and rips:
Fragile canvases are prone to cracking, tears and punctures. Canvases in this condition must be relined or mounted before restoration can take place. Once stabilized, the damaged area is filled and carefully in-painted.
Yellowed Varnish (Oil Paintings)
Although, varnish and shellacs effectively protect the surface of oil paintings, exposure to light, over a period of many years, yellows most old varnishes. For this reason, old paintings appear to loose their original colour palette, becoming dull and yellowed. The trained restorer uses solvents and neutralizers to remove the yellowed surface varnish without removing the original paint below. Once clean, a modern , non-yellowing dammar varnish is applied to protect the painting for years to come.
Foxing & Yellowing (Works of Art on Paper)
Appearing as brown spots on old watercolours, prints and drawings, foxing is caused by acid within the paper itself, or by acidic backing in framed works. Exposure to sunlight causes yellowing of art papers over time. If caught in the early stages, the paper can be carefully washed, de-acidified, and individual spots gently bleached by a certified professional restorer. This process can be successfully carried out on even the most fragile rice paper wood block prints.
For further information on Conservation and Restoration please contact the gallery at info@donnachildfineart.com or 416-620-0500
