Kept Restoration is devoted to the care, stability and treatment of your personal and historical treasures. Through examination and thorough testing, we can accurately assess needed treatment and ensure proper restoration of the piece.
With that, we are committed to playing a part in the ongoing global effort in restoration and conservation in protecting, preserving and treating Cultural Heritage property with academic, historical and personal value.
art restoration and conservation
Roy Anderson Ketchum
Attribution~Franz Bischoff Seascape approximate early 1900’s Oil on panel 13.5 H x 17.5 W
Artist~Lou Hamilton Portrait Oil on Canvas 18 H x 14 W
Roy Anderson Ketchum
Gallery of treatment examples
In the most dire circumstances a painting needs the most extreme of interventions, in case a relining. A second canvas is added to the back for stability and ensure appropriate tension
The painting is removed from the stretcher and prepared for the secondary lining.
Treatment complete.
In the most dire circumstances a painting needs the most extreme of interventions, in case a relining. A second canvas is added to the back for stability and ensure appropriate tension
Artist Groger
Subject Unknown Female
Medium Oil on Canvas
Size 26W x 32H
The painting was shipped with cling wrap covering it. Unfortunately it adhered to 70% of the surface due to fluctuating temperatures during travel.
In some areas the cling wrap was 3-4 layers thick and was easily removed. In other areas it was embedded in the newly painted layer.
In some very small areas paint was lost and reintegration was needed. It took almost 40 hours to remove all the cling wrap.
The painting was shipped with cling wrap covering it. Unfortunately it adhered to 70% of the surface due to fluctuating temperatures during travel.