Art Conservation is
not identical with art restoration; although sometimes the terms
"conservation" and "restoration" are being used interchangeably. In
fact, according to the Core Documents of the American Institute for
Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works: "Conservation [is]
the profession devoted to the preservation of cultural property for the
future. Conservation activities include examination, documentation,
treatments, and preventative care, supported by research and
education." Whereas "Restoration [is] treatment procedures
intended to return cultural property to a known or assumed state, often
through the addition of nonoriginal material." The attitude of art
conservators in recent years is to make all the restoration they
undertake reversible, and they are more concerned with preserving the
work of art for the future, and less with making it look pristine,
thereby, embellishing the original work of art.
Renaissance Art, Restoration & Architecture's conservation methods and materials comply with The Code of Ethics and The Guidelines for Practice of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works. All materials used in all of our conservation projects for consolidation, inpainting, and varnishing are only conservation grade and reversible; they can easily be removed in the future, if necessary. The cleaning methods used are the mildest possible.
Renaissance Art, Restoration & Architecture does a wide range of art conservation projects, from Early 16th C. to Early American impressionist paintings and modern artwork. We restore all types of paintings on canvas and/or panel in any mediums; i.e., egg tempera, oil and acrylic. Recently, our most popular paintings for conservation are that of Plein-Air and Early American Impressionists; i.e., Redmond Grandville, Alfred Mitchell, Birger Sandzen, William Wendt, Charles Reiffel, Guy Rose, Carolus Verhaeren, etc.
The following are just a few paintings and art collections we have restored:
- Adrian Brewer Paintings Collection Restoration, c. 20th C. Oil on Canvas
- California Landscape by Redmond Granville, c. 20th C. Oil on Linen Canvas
- Emperor Hermann by Anton Gag, c. 1905. Oil on Canvas
- Farm & Hills by Birger (Sven Birger) Sandzen, 1946. Oil on Masonite Board
- Mountain Landscape by Ged Demond Otis, c. 20th C. Oil on Canvas
- Portrait, unknown American artist, c. 19th C. Oil on Canvas
- Russian Icon, unknown artist, c. 18th C. Egg Tempera and Gold Leaf on Wood Panel
- Sailboats, unknown British artist, c.19th C. Oil on Wood Panel
- Seascape, unknown American artist, c. 19th C. Oil on Canvas
