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Restoring Canvases: Preserving the Soul of Your Art

byGallery GRestoration services at Lavelle Road studioStarts from₹6,500 per sheet (up to A2 size)View full gallery

A painting is more than canvas and pigment; it is a vessel for memory. We apply ethical conservation techniques to stabilize your work, ensuring its legacy remains intact for the future.

Before: This is the state in which the early Bengal School painting arrived. Obscured by decades of grime and neglect, its true beauty was hidden, a jewel waiting to be uncovered.

After: The same Bengal School painting, post-restoration. Through patient cleaning and conservation, the vivid pastoral scenes, the divine figures of Krishna, and the lush landscape are revealed in their full splendor.

A case study in attribution, this painting of 'Shakuntala in the Court of Dushyanta' was sourced from the Travancore Royal Family. Our detailed study and restoration correctly identified it as a 1924 work by Rama Varma, not his father, Raja Ravi Varma.

This video details the five-year journey of the portrait of Diwan Sir Tanjavur Madhav Rao. It highlights our comprehensive process, from historical research and attribution to the final, painstaking restoration of the oil painting.

This restored portrait of 'The Young Nawab' showcases our expertise in handling delicate 19th-century works. The conservation, performed by the Rupika Chawla Studio, focused on stabilizing the canvas and reviving the rich detail in the robes and headdress.

The full view of 'Mahananda' by Rama Varma, a recreation of his father's masterpiece. Our restoration focused on preserving the warm tones and delicate details that define this elegant composition.

A detail from 'Mahananda', showing the glinting brass kindi and draped textiles. Our conservation work ensures that even the smallest elements, rich in South Indian domestic culture, are preserved with clarity.

The historic signature on the 'Mahananda' canvas: “After Ravi Varma — Rama Varma, 1968.” Cleaning and preserving this detail was crucial to honoring the painting's unique story of artistic homage.

M.F. Husain’s 'Sacrifice', a powerful acrylic on canvas from the late 1970s. The work was entrusted to us for conservation and reframing, ensuring the stability of the canvas and the vibrancy of Husain's layered tones.

A closer look at the ethereal details of 'Descent of the Ganga' by S.M. Pandit. This video explores the delicate brushwork and flowing forms that our archival and preservation efforts help protect.

About Restoring Canvases: A Legacy Reborn

When you bring a canvas to us, we start with a detailed condition report using UV fluorescence and raking light to identify structural issues that aren't visible to the naked eye. Our conservation process prioritizes reversibility, meaning every tear mending or consolidation technique we apply is designed to be safely removed in the future. We do not aim to make an old painting look brand new; we aim to preserve its structural integrity and historical patina so that the artist's original intent endures.

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Restoration services at Lavelle Road studioStarts from ₹6,500 per sheet (up to A2 size)

We see ourselves as silent guardians of the pieces you trust us with. At Gallery G, we don't just fix paint; we listen to the stories behind every brushstroke, whether it is a legendary Bengal School work or a cherished family portrait.

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