Restoration

The best available, reversible conservation materials are used

Huge strides have been made in recent decades in the design and production of good materials for conservation. Much distortion - not to mention destruction - of works of art has resulted in the past from the use of inappropriate materials when conserving and restoring paintings.

Materials now used have been exhaustively tested to demonstrate that they will not darken or change colour, or cross-link and become impossible to remove without damaging the artwork. This is the concept of ‘reversibility’.

Modern varnishes will out-perform those of the past, needing removal and replacement less often. Purpose-designed lining adhesives do not darken the painting to which they are applied, and do not require the high temperatures or pressure needed in the past to secure them.

This studio strives to maintain in practice the principle of reversibility.