Projects
In the studio
Restoration of a family painting in Olloy-sur-Viroin — private client
Family painting — 150 × 120 cm — late 19th century.
Restoration treatment. The painting was heavily soiled and the varnish had oxidised. In addition, the painting had suffered water damage and showed significant moisture-related issues, making the paint layer friable and highly sensitive. The artwork is now stabilised. It has regained its depth and luminosity thanks to the removal of accumulated dirt and yellowed varnish, which had been masking the original colours.
Restoration of a complex tear
Painting by Jac Martin-Ferrières (1893–1972, France)
Cleaning and retouching of this acrylic on canvas
Varnish removal from this portrait of a lady dating from the early 19th century
Varnish removal in progress
Oil on panel by Louis de Caullery (early 17th century)
Surface cleaning, varnish removal, retouching and application of a new varnish
Cleaning, filling losses and retouching of this acrylic on canvas
Varnish removal from two oil paintings on canvas from the early 20th century
Surface cleaning in progress on a mid-20th-century painting on canvas
Varnish removal
before – after
Varnish removal
before – after
Varnish removal
before – after
Varnish removal in progress on this early 20th-century oil on panel
On site
Restoration of a wall painting — Olloy-sur-Viroin
12 m² — unsigned, after Léon Pouteau — early 20th century — located in Olloy-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, in a private house.
The work is an oil wall painting on lime plaster. It consists of a panoramic landscape depicting a North African scene and another view of the Rhine, with faux oak wood decoration and faux marble — Philippeville marble. 580 hours of work, equivalent to three and a half months, on a surface of 12 m².
Restoration project carried out by ED Conservation
ALTRITEMPI-MONUMENT GROUP, société de conservation and restoration company specialising in historical monuments, Flanders, Belgium
Saint Germanus Church in Tienen
Restoration of the Neo-Gothic interior — retouching of stencils and wall decorations.
“The House of the Free Boatmen”
Restoration of the Gothic interior of “The House of the Free Boatmen”, dating from 1531, in Ghent — consolidation of wall paintings, cleaning, varnish removal and retouching.
Hall of Mirrors of the Brussels Parliament
Restoration of the bases and retouching of the gilding on them, as well as on the pilasters.
Parish Church of Korbeek-Lo
Retouching of faux-wood doors, consolidation, cleaning, filling losses, retouching of the lower part of the altar, exposure of overpainted areas, filling losses and retouching of wall decorations.
Beguinage Church of Mechelen
Restoration of large-format paintings and wall paintings in the Beguinage Church of Mechelen, dating from the 17th century — surface cleaning / varnish removal of the paintings, consolidation and retouching.
Egmont Palace
Restoration of the interior of the “Egmont Palace or Arenberg Palace, Petit or Grand Hôtel d’Egmont”, dating from 1532 — Brussels. Restoration of a canvas painting mounted on the ceiling of the Louis XVI room. Cleaning, varnish removal, filling losses and retouching.
Restoration of St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in London.
Public Art restoration in Burlington.
