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Paper Restoration

Paintings     Paper     Photographs     Frames    

At the Pennsylvania Art Conservatory, we have a complete department specializing in paper restoration. We have developed techniques which enable us to remedy many difficult problems including damage to the modern machine finished surfaces found in the work of artists such as: Warhol, Neiman, Max, Tarkay and many others. We are specialists in the restoration of antique prints and the problems associated with aged paper. We are also the largest restorers of Icart etchings in the world!

Some of the services we provide:
  • Removal from facing and backings
  • Removal of foxing and acid staining
  • Deacidification
  • Retouching
  • Tear and hole repair
  • Archival patches and backing

  • Repair and cleaning of:
  • Etchings
  • Engravings
  • Laquered prints
  • Hand-colored prints
  • Serigraphs
  • Lithographs
  • Drawings & Pastels
  • Watercolors

  • See examples of our  paper restoration.