KMSKA – ROYAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ANTWERP

Awarded a grant to complete a one-year internship, in 2023–2024, at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp — KMSKA — as a painting conservator-restorer.

RESTORATION OF A WALL PAINTING AND A FAMILY PORTRAIT

Olloy sur Viroin

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FEATURE ON THE PROGRAMME “C’EST DU BELGE”

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PAINTING CONSERVATION & RESTORATION SERVICES

My name is Emilie Desbarax.. Through ED Conservation, I offer painting conservation and restoration services. A graduate conservator-restorer since 2016, I work from my studio in Brussels, on site throughout Belgium, and internationally.

For whom? For what purpose?

You are…

A COLLECTOR

A PRIVATE CLIENT

A MUSEUM

AN ART DEALER

AN ANTIQUE DEALER

Have you acquired a work of art at a flea market or auction and would like to have it restored?

Does your painting appear dirty or yellowed with age?

Has your painting been torn during transport?

Have you inherited an artwork and would like guidance or advice before considering a sale?

Would you simply like to learn more about the profession, without any particular commitment?

Services offered

On-site interventions in Belgium and abroad

Old master and contemporary paintings

Examinations and diagnosis

In-depth observation of artworks

Identification of urgent restoration needs

Condition report writing

Consolidation and fixing of the paint layer

Cleaning of the paint layer

Cleaning of the reverse

Surface cleaning

Varnish removal

Tear repair

Filling losses

Retouching

Application of a new varnish

Selected projects

They have placed their trust in me

Broadcast by RTBF, on the occasion of a wall painting restoration project carried out in Olloy-sur-Viroin, Viroinval, Belgium.

Report by Myriam Marchand, journalist for the programme “C’est du Belge” on RTBF, Brussels.