Marshall Art Restorations(402) 850-4040

Painting Restoration — Before and After

Before restoration: the black oil paint was flaking off the canvas. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
All of the black (oil) paint was flaking off.
After restoration: the oil painting cleaned, in-painted, and varnished. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
After: Cleaned; In-painted; varnished.
Before restoration: the oil portrait of "Howard", damaged in a fire. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
Oil painting of "Howard". Suffered damage in a fire.
After restoration: cleaned front and back, in-painted, and varnished to preserve the painting. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
After: Cleaned front and back; in-painting; varnish to preserve painting.
Before restoration: a quarter-sized puncture hole in thin, old canvas. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
Quarter-sized hole puncture through thinning canvas.
After restoration: the oil painting cleaned and the hole repaired. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
After: Oil painting cleaned; hole repaired.
Before restoration: paint flaking on an oil painting on a tin sign. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
Oil painting on tin sign. Paint flaking.
Before restoration: the reverse of the horse painting, an original tin sign of a flag, with flaking paint. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
Back of horse painting: original tin sign of flag. Paint flaking. Stabilised paint; varnished to secure paint.
After restoration: the reverse of the tin sign, paint stabilised and varnished. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
After: Back left uncovered to view.
Before restoration: a tempera painting, dirty, with missing and flaked paint. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
Tempera painting was deteriorating due to environmental influences. Missing/flaked paint substantial.
After restoration: cleaned front and back, stabilised, in-painted, and given UV protective varnish. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
After: Cleaned front and back; stabilised paint; in-painted missing/flaked areas; UV protective varnish.
Before restoration: close-up of hundreds of holes and cracks, with fading and flaking paint. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
Close-up: Hundreds of holes/cracks, deterioration of particular colours; fading/flaking.
After restoration: all cracks and holes filled, in-painted, and given UV protective varnish. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
After: All cracks and holes filled; in-painted; UV protective varnish.
Before restoration: an oil painting with years of environmental damage. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
Oil painting with years of environmental damage.
After restoration: varnish removed, cleaned, in-painted, and revarnished. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
After: Varnish removed/cleaned; In-painting; new varnish.
Before restoration: a 19th century oil painting with heavy environmental damage. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
19th Century oil painting with heavy environmental damage.
After restoration: varnish removed, cleaned, in-painted, and given UV protective varnish. — Marshall Art Restorations, Maine.
After: Varnish removal/cleaned; in-painting; UV protective varnish.