SERCA MEMBERS projects

Art Conservation Projects by Our Members

Discover a curated collection of art conservation projects led by our talented members. This evolving showcase highlights conservation treatments and techniques applied to a diversity of materials, and the artistry behind safeguarding cultural heritage.

Featured Projects in Art Conservation

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Title: Zinnias

Artist: Chas D. Ward

Date: 1546–1567

Oil on Canvas

Dimensions: 27½ x 24 in.

Treatment: Overall consolidation, Lining, cleaning, filling, inpainting, and varnishing

Title: Benevolent Sportsman

Artist: Sidney E. Wilson

Medium: Mezzotint and chin colle.

Dimensions:  23.25″ x 27″

Treatment: Surface cleaning, washing, stain reduction, mending with Japanese tissue to stabilize tears, humidification and flattening.

Title: Under the Horse Chestnut Tree

Artist: Mary Cassatt (1844–1926)

Date: 1896–97

Medium: Dry point and aquatint, printed in color from three plates;

Dimensions: plate: 15 15/16 x 11 3/16 in.
sheet: 20 1/2 x 15 3/16 in.

Treatment: Cleaning, tear mending, filling and inpainting

Title: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley

Artist: Unknown

Date: 1546–1567

Oil on panel

Dimensions: 15 x 11 in.

Treatment: Cleaning, overpaints removal, filling, and inpainting