Art Restoration and Conservation

The Art & Frame Shop
and The Williams Gallery

6983 Stirling Road, Davie
FL, 33314 (954)533-3974

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Paintings, Prints and Photographs

The Art and Frame Shop's Master of Fine Arts (MFA) technician William Bock has 25 years of experience in conservation and restoration. He ensures that the proper materials and techniques are used to bring your artwork and photography back to its original condition as closely as possible.

Conservation Cleaning involves the identification of the appropriate agent or solvent for cleaning the surface and substrate of artwork. Paintings and prints on canvas or paper whose medium is oil, acrylic, tempera, watercolor or gouache and prints utilizing photography, silkscreen, lithography and etching all require different techniques and materials for proper cleaning that will not damage the underlying artwork.

Restoration involves the repair of tears, blisters and flakes of paintings and prints surfaces, the relining of fragile or heavily damaged canvas and the filling and in-painting of damaged or missing areas. The removal and reapplication of varnishes is part of the restoration process.

Before restoration

Eugine Barbaris: French Circa 1850

After cleaning, relining, patching, in-painting and re-varnishing

Photographs

Photographs can be conservation cleaned and in-painted to some extent, however more dramatic results and repairs can be obtained through digital re-mastering and reprinting on archival papers.

Photo before restoration

After digital restoration

Gallery Hours:
Mon. - Sat- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location:
6983 Stirling Road
Davie, FL 33314

Phone: (954) 533-3974
Email: fineartandframes@earthlink.net

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