Past Projects

A selection of projects Valentine has worked on, from various periods, are given below.

16th Century
Madonna and Child, Jan Muller This late 16^th century painting illustrates a complicated cleaning and subsequent restoration.

17th Century
Skating Scene, Henryk Avercamp This 17^th century painting illustrates a typical Netherlandish winter scene which was cleaned to remove aged varnish. Pentimenti were revealed when the varnish was removed posing an ethical question.

18th Century
Cupid, Sir Joshua Reynolds In this example, the cleaning was complex and illustrates the use of cross-sections in the decision-making process.

Victorian/19th Century
Portait, Lowes Cato Dickinson This painting provides an excellent example of how a conservator can repair even extremely badly torn canvases.

Modern/20th Century
Untitled, Arman This illustrates the use of materials not normally found on easel paintings.

Lowry LS Lowry’s paintings exemplify the aging of relatively modern paintings, are beginning to deteriorate. They are often covered in a layer of surface deposit which leaves them looking dirty and they are also beginning to crack or delaminate.

Contemporary
Twigs on Snow, Abbas Kiarostami Whilst not a painting, this giclee print was carefully restored to remove evidence of water damage.

Polychrome Sculpture
Terracotta bust of Henri III, Germain Pillon Illustrated here is the removal of a significant dirt layer as well as previous restoration and subsequent resroration.

Large in situ projects
WL Wyllie’s Panorama Valentine also undertakes large in situ projects, for example the removal, lining and hanging of a curved panorama for the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth. The painting measured 12ft x 42ft (3.6m x 12.8m).