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Fine Art Restoration & Stain Removal
The Kelsey Conservation Studio offers state-of-the-art Book and Paper Restoration and Conservation Lab repairs and preserves important materials for individuals and organizations.
We Restore & Repair Fine Art
We offer a wide array of services to help you preserve your paper-based artwork, including watercolor paintings, pastel paintings, lithographs, aquatint, mezzotint, pencil and ink drawings, acrylic paintings and more.
Whether it is fine art or an irreplaceable family heirloom, our expert conservators will repair and conserve your treasured art work to give it a new life for many more generations to enjoy. Services include: surface cleaning, washing, stain reduction, mending & infilling paper tears & losses, mold remediation, removal of damaging tapes and adhesive residues, inpainting of losses to media, consolidation of flaking media, and flattening/reduction of planar distortions.
Call us today and we will help you get started.
For more information and to discuss your repair or conservation project,
please call (336) 509-0536 or email info@kelseyconservation.com
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Name: Conservation of Les Etoiles, a lithograph by Georges Braque
Fine Art Conservation & Restoration
At our studio, we specialize in conserving works of art on paper in a wide array of media. Our expert conservators will restore your fine art so that its aesthetics and beauty can be enjoyed once again. Overall yellowing and discoloration of the paper can be removed by washing, stains and foxing can be reduced, and media losses stabilized and inpainted to blend sympathetically with the surrounding imagery. Damaging tape attachments and mat burn from previous framing can be addressed during treatment as well.
Call us today for a complimentary consultation and we will help you begin the process of restoring your work of art!
Fine Art Stain Reduction
Does your work of art on paper have stains, foxing, mat burn or other discoloration that distracts from viewing the artwork’s image? We can help!
At our studio, we specialize in conserving works of art on paper in a wide array of media. Our expert conservators will restore your fine art so that its aesthetics and beauty can be enjoyed once again. Overall yellowing and discoloration of the paper can be removed by washing, stains and foxing can be reduced, and media losses stabilized and inpainted to blend sympathetically with the surrounding imagery. Damaging tape attachments and mat burn from previous framing can be addressed during treatment as well.
Call us today for a complimentary consultation and we will help you begin the process of restoring your work of art!
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What to expect when you work with us
1. What to expect at the start of your project
We will make arrangements for a consultation. We offer complimentary estimates via phone and email. Clients are welcome to arrange to meet with us at our Greensboro studio or mail artifacts for evaluation and a formal quote.
Once you have deposited your artifact at our studio, a complete and in-depth analysis will be performed, and a formal evaluation, treatment plan, and quote will be drawn up for your project. The Conservator can often provide a firm estimate at your in-person consultation. In some instances, an additional evaluation will be required to determine the exact treatment required.
3. Project completion with full report
A full Conservation Treatment Report will be provided upon completion of your project. We reserve the right to stop treatment or refuse a treatment that we deem inappropriate and that may damage the object.
We take great care to improve the condition and appearance of your works on paper to the full extent possible without risking structural or historical integrity. We are passionate about the services we provide and the artifacts we preserve.
2. The engagement process
Your object(s) will remain at our studio so that we can perform a complete examination and formulate the appropriate treatment. At this stage we will provide you with your treatment proposal. After reading it, you can let our staff know if you have any questions or concerns. Once you have reviewed and signed the necessary paperwork, and made a 50% deposit, your artifact is placed in our work queue.
Average turn times vary depending upon backlog and the nature & scope of your project.
Kelsey National Book & Paper Conservation Studios
Kelsey National Conservation Studios
We will give your artwork new life so it can be viewed and enjoyed for many years to come.
Our conservators stay abreast of the latest developments in the Conservation Sciences.
Fully equipped state-of-the-art conservation studio accommodates a broad range of treatments.
Kelsey National Book & Paper Conservation is a full-service conservation studio with over two decade of experience in working with large-scale projects on paper, parchment and vellum. We are equipped to handle small drawn etching to larger and more complex works on paper including paintings, printed artwork, auquatint, historical documents, books and manuscripts.
We provide a range of services, from consulting and treatment planning, to in-depth artifact assessment, testing and analysis.
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Hours
Daily 9.30 am–6.00 pm EST
Contact Us
(336) 509-0536
info@kelseyconservation.com
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