Category Archives: art conservation

A Ketonic Quandary

This Ricard Anuszkiewicz acrylic painting from 1969 came to our conservation team slathered with a very discolored ketone varnish.  Now, I don’t know how much you know about pairing acrylic paint with a ketone varnish, but bottom line is, if … Continue reading

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Architectural Digest Home Design Show

Ever wanted to feel a piece of gold leaf?  Or gild a frame?  Or watch as a conservator inpaints losses on a painting?  Stop by the Lowy booth at the 2011 Architectural Digest Home Design Show and these dreams, and … Continue reading

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A Change of Taste Opening Night: a few select pictures

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The Lowy Blog

So we decided it was high time for Lowy to join the age of technology, to step up from its old school ways and start anew in the twenty-first century. And what better way to start than with its very … Continue reading

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