20th Century British Art

Valentine has extensive experience in the conservation and restoration of Modern British Art particulary through her work with the Imperial War Museum and Crane Kalman Gallery. These paintings are coming to an age where they require treatment.

LS Lowry

Lowry’s paintings are now of an age where they are not only dirty but they have begun to crack or delaminate. This example highlights the problem and also indicates how very dirty some of his paintings were.
When a painting is placed in strong raking light, the craqueleure in the paint becomes very clear, as shown below.