Art painting restoration can be performed on canvas, traditional panel paintings, contemporary paintings, icons, non-western paintings, portrait miniatures, reverse glass paintings, paintings with large dimensions, and others.
Paintings carry a piece of history with them; they allow art-lovers to jump back in time and get lost in the details of the artist’s creativity. Yet, all paintings age in the course of time and many may even be damaged.
Throughout the years paintings can get deteriorated for many reasons: humidity and temperature, moisture, heat, light pollutants and pests can slowly or suddenly cause damage to a painting.
These agents of deteriorating impact all of the components that make up a painting in various way. Some of the most common issues are: