Our conservation team properly cleaned and conserved the painting, and we sold it at auction for the family, bringing them $130,000. When we first saw it, the painting was covered in decades of dust and grime and badly in need of a cleaning, but it was still identifiable as a superb Hudson River School painting by the well-regarded artist Alfred Thompson Bricher. The couple who owned the very large painting had received it when a distant relative died 30 years before the painting was taken to the garage, propped behind an old refrigerator, and forgotten. A well-cleaned or restored painting will often perform better in the open market than a damaged or dirty painting.Ī few years ago, we were asked down to a family home in Guilderland to look at an oil painting. Selling your painting is not a requirement for taking advantage of our professional team and competitive rates.Ī fine painting by a well-listed artist or a talented amateur can sometimes have its value enhanced by a professional cleaning or restoration.
We can help you restore a painting that has emotional or sentimental value, and we can also help bring a painting back to life so it can be sold. Portrait of a Lady Before & After Restoration When should a painting be cleaned or restored? A painting’s surface can be dimmed by environmental factors like water damage and smoke or dirt buildup and our skilled conservators can also expertly tackle more significant damage like rips or tears. Oil painting restoration can bring a prized family heirloom back to its original beauty, or prepare a painting to be sold. We offer professional conservatorial quality oil painting restoration and cleaning services.
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