RESTORATION OF ANTIQUE PAINTINGS
Fine art restoration studio "L'Accro des Toiles" - Christelle Chazeau and Alain Montoir

Restoration step-by-step

Relining

Aspect of the back of the canvas before intervention

Aspect of the back after conservation work

Preparation of the lining: gluing of the linen canvas	Vacuum lining with activation of the adhesive by heating, giving a perfect smoothness to the original work.
Preparation and flattening of the old canvas under vacuum.	Another example with a new wedge stretcher
Aspect (detail)	Lining of a large canvas (180 x 165 cm) in the process of being mounted on a stretcher