| | Oil Painting Restoration by Cheryl Chase located in Matamoras Pennsylvania offering restoration services for fine oil paintings. |
Phone: 570-491-5483
E-Mail: Chasejc@hotmail.com
Primitive Oil on Linen unsigned |
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| This early American portrait had been stored in an attic. The change in relative humidity and drastic temperature variations caused havoc on the painting. |
| The ground was crumbling and had a fair amount of paint loss. |
| The canvas was severely distorted and the tack edge had disintegrated. |
| The piece was not only dirty but bat dropping caused this paint loss. |
 | The painting was not safe to clean in its current state. The paint layer was far too fragile. The canvas was humidified and flattened. An impregnation of the painting with a special adhesive was used to stabilize the paint layer and ground. A reline was conducted. The painting was now stable and a cleaning was conducted. Areas of paint loss were filled and retouched. The painting was varnish with a non-yellowing brand. |
Oil on Canvas Hunting Scene Unsigned |
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Portrait of Mary Magdalene. Circle of Carlo Dolci (Italian 17th Century) |
| This oil on canvas had many condition problems . There was significant craquelare and aligatoring paint. Old restorations and in-paint were visible. There were numerous layers of varnish of different types and ages. The stretcher no longer provided adequate support to the painting. There was a loss of canvas on the hand. |
| Here is the painting in raking light. Notice how the canvas has been distorted around the face and shoulder. Also the old retouched areas on the hair and clothing show as rough areas. |
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| Missing canvas. |
| Restorations carried out: The painting was cleaned many times. The varnish had to be removed in layers. Old inpaint and repairs were removed. The painting was relined and attached to new stretcher bars. A fabric inlay was created to fill the missing piece of canvas on the hand. Areas of paint loss were filled. A isolating varnish was applied and retouches were carried out. Layers of a final varnish were applied. |
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