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.

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 Lowes Cato Dickinson’s portrait of a sitter in court dress, provides an excellent example of how a conservator can repair even extremely badly damaged canvases.

Modern/20th Century
Untitled, Arman This contemporary composition had a broken corner which was reconstructed.
Lowry LS Lowry’s paintings exemplify the ageing of paintings that are now beginning to deteriorate. They are often covered in a layer of surface deposit and are 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 Conservation and restoration of the bust of Henri III, Dauphin of France, polychrome on terracotta by Germain Pillon. Illustrated here is the removal of a significant dirt layer as well as previous restoration.

Large in situ projects
WL Wyllie’s Panorama Valentine also works in situ when the works are too large or unstable to be removed from where they are displayed. Where further expertise is required she sources appropriate colleagues. In this case engineers were subcontracted.