Catherine’s hands applying fills to a painting

Restoration

Understand, intervene, reveal

Examples of work carried out at the atelier: varnish reduction and cleaning, recovery of legibility, support stabilisation and chromatic reintegration.

Reduction of oxidised varnish on a face — Face · before and after

Reduction of heavily darkened varnish on a face — Face · before and after

Detail of an angel’s wing before and after varnish reduction — Varnish reduction

Portrait detail after chromatic reintegration — **Portrait of a man**Detail before and after treatment of tears in the support.

**Portrait of a man**Detail before and after treatment of tears in the support.

A case-by-case approach

Conservation treatments

This selection of treatments reflects the diversity of works entrusted to the atelier: historic and modern paintings on canvas, wood panel or copper. Each intervention is devised specifically for the artwork, with respect for its materials, history and long-term stability.

Portrait of a woman after conservation — **Portrait of a woman**Before treatment: significant surface dirt, slack canvas, raised paint and losses of paint flakes.

**Portrait of a woman**Before treatment: significant surface dirt, slack canvas, raised paint and losses of paint flakes.

Stabilised and reintegrated paint surface — **Paint layer**Before treatment: raised and unstable paint. After treatment: the surface was stabilised and chromatic reintegration completed.

**Paint layer**Before treatment: raised and unstable paint. After treatment: the surface was stabilised and chromatic reintegration completed.

Portrait of Louis XIV after conservation — **Portrait of Louis XIV**Before treatment: oxidised varnish, surface dirt, slack canvas and raised paint. After treatment: the surface was stabilised and chromatic reintegration completed.

**Portrait of Louis XIV**Before treatment: oxidised varnish, surface dirt, slack canvas and raised paint. After treatment: the surface was stabilised and chromatic reintegration completed.

Contemporary painting after tear treatment — **Contemporary oil painting**Before and after: tears and surface dirt treated; painted surface stabilised.

**Contemporary oil painting**Before and after: tears and surface dirt treated; painted surface stabilised.

Hubert Robert landscape after conservation — **Hubert Robert · case study**The work presented major alterations following water damage: extensive blanching, raised paint and distortions in the canvas. Treatment stabilised the paint layer and support, restored overall legibility and recovered its chromatic harmony.

**Hubert Robert · case study**The work presented major alterations following water damage: extensive blanching, raised paint and distortions in the canvas. Treatment stabilised the paint layer and support, restored overall legibility and recovered its chromatic harmony.

Discuss your artwork

Restoration

Understand, intervene, reveal

Varnish reduction, details before and after

Application and structuring of fills

Conservation treatments