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Portrait of Claude-Adolphe Monet, the Artist’s Father
Painting Portrait of Claude-Adolphe Monet, the Artist’s Father Claude Oscar Monet It is presently owned by a small museum and is listed in his Raisonné. Cusworth Conservation conserved it for a retrospective in Paris in March of 2023. Applied Treatment The painting had previously been lined with wax. The old wax lining was breaking down…
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Painting Title Unknown Melchior d’Hondecoeter This 60″x60″ painting hangs at the Macculloch Hall Museum in Morristown, NJ after hanging for 17 years in this wonderful Museum it was in need of some care. The old lining split at the tack edge and the painting pushed through the frame. The old lining had broken down, the…
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Installation The Sacred Landscape of Peter Breughel Georgi Senchenko This painging is owned by Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University This painting was donated to the museum in rough condition after being folded for a long period of time. The painting was lined and conserved at our studio in Lambertville and restretched on…
Read MoreThe Life of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Mural The Life of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Stanislav Rembski This tryptic is a total of 17′ high X 24′ wide and was painted in the year 1900. The mural was hung in the Gill St. Bernard School cafeteria in New Jersy since induction. The painting had met with forks and knives and years of…
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Painting 18th Century Portrait of Israel Lee Artist Unknown Isreal Lee was a pertinent figure in the Battle of Monmouth. This 26″ x 23″ painting was torn and dirty, the canvas old and brittle, in need of dire attention. The paint layer, brittle, cracked and cupping. Our Treatment Proposal The following treatment plan was agreed…
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Sculpture Sculpture of Young Girl This plaster cast of clay sculpture is 16” x 12” x 10”. As you can see, the nose was broken off. Luckily our client had photos of the piece before the damage occurred and we were able to rebuild the nose accurately. More Restoration Projects Portrait of Claude-Adolphe Monet, the…
Read MoreCourt Room Decorative Plaster Ceilings
Ceiling Restoration Decorative Plaster Ceilings of the Court Rooms located in U.S. Postal Service Building Newark, NJ Both of these ceilings suffered severe water damage. Built in 1936 of painted plaster, the ceilings were 25 feet high. This along with previous attempts at repairs made the work challenging. Applied Treatment First at hand was the…
Read MoreRon Gorshov Installation
Installation Ron Gorshov Installations In collaboration with Julian Schnabel Studio curated by Vito Schnabel. 2005, New York City Due to the unique characteristics of Ron Gorshov’s paintings, Christyl was called in to work as a consultant on this and other installations of Ron’s work. She worked closely with Ron getting to know his philosophy and…
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Sculpture & Objects Wood Object Conservation A collage of painted and varnished wood pieces. More Restoration Projects Portrait of Claude-Adolphe Monet, the Artist’s Father Melchior d’Hondecoeter Painting 18th Century Portrait
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Sculpture & Objects Multimedia Object Conservation This piece contained many different forms of media including fur, plastics, rubber, metal, and painted wood. More Restoration Projects Portrait of Claude-Adolphe Monet, the Artist’s Father Melchior d’Hondecoeter Painting 18th Century Portrait
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