Tag: art restoration

  • Craquelure: History’s Crack In Time

    Craquelure: History’s Crack In Time

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    Time and climate are not our friends when it comes to paintings or our skin. Craquelure is the network of fine cracks that appear in the skin of a painting. Many things can cause these cracks. Sadly, much like the human face, cracks occurring in the paint layers or ground are usually indicative of age…

  • How To Sell An Old Or Valuable Painting

    How To Sell An Old Or Valuable Painting

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    They were once known as the Three D’s of the auction world: Death, Divorce, and Debt. Auction houses have traditionally obtained their best merchandise as a result of these three disasters. Unfortunately, due to the economic times we live in, the Three D’s have evolved. We now have The Five D’s of Auction Houses and…

  • Art And Auctions: The Battle For The Bronze

    Art And Auctions: The Battle For The Bronze

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    Auction houses are my secret passion. The pull of finding and rescuing a painting in distress lures me. Cleaning decades of grime; removing yellowed varnish; or repairing the puncture wounds of the careless matter to me. I recently rescued a Belgium bronze of the Greek Goddess Ariadne. Like all Goddesses, all she needed was two…

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