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Old Crusty Label Reveals Valuable Info On Antique Painting
We had a painting come into the lab from a CA client that use to be part of an old family estate in NY. The painting was very high quality, but very dirty and it had 16 holes in it. On the back was an...
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Damaged Art And A Detective Story- A Japanese American
This just came in the lab this morning. A very nice portrait of a Japanese American from 1944 in oil. Why it would be trimmed of its edges in such an ugly manner can only be explained by the painting...
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Art Treasure Found In The Trash
Consult Professional Conservation Services Before Getting Rid of Art Amazingly, this vintage piece was found flaking and filthy in the garbage! Then the dumpster diver who found the item, who obviously...
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Trashed Russian Old Masterpiece Saved
This painting has a great story I’m sure you’ll find interesting, even in its abbreviated form: Painted in 1903, a Russian artist from St. Petersburg sent this painting to America to be exhibited in...
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Huell Howser, Hollywood Icon Reconnect
Huell Howser I was in Palm Springs last Friday (It was a 118 degs!) having dinner with an art dealer and collector when, to my surprise, in through the door came Huell Howser, Hollywood Icon and host...
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Dents, Cracks and Rips of Gorgeous Oil Painting by Robert Wood A Result of...
Mistreated, Breath Taking Work of Art. The following painting was brought into the lab because it had couple complications: It contained several dents and tears towards the middle and in the lower...
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Mistreated Oil Painting Attains an Awful 8 In” Rip.
Awful rip towards the middle of the painting. Waves on shore by Robert Wood. A week ago, the painting was in perfect conditions but because of poor handling and bad storage it now has a tremendously...
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3 types of cracks of Fine Art that are directly related to stretcher bars.
First photograph shows a cracking pattern caused by the painting touching the cross bar. This happens because the painting is loose and/or pressure is put on the front of the painting causing it to...
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Stay Away From Flaking Paint!
The most problems people face is to resist the temptation of touching an oil painting that is flaking. I have been amused to witness even the seasoned experienced collectors be rate themselves after...
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Hidden Flakes Can Be Dangerous When Cleaning.
As you can see in the following photograph, this painting looks like it is in perfect conditions without any cracks or problems are odvious, however in the trees to the left, there are 6 or 8 very...
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