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Does anyone know how to clean up an artist's painting please ?

hilda1
hilda1 Posts: 167 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
Hi all,

I bought a painting in a local charity shop yesterday for £2.

It is a genuine painting on canvas and the artist's name is Tony Richards and, if you do a google search with 'Tony Richards artist', you will see that he does charge a lot of money for his paintings so I think that I have got a bargain.:j

I'm not an expert but IMHO it is a really good painting.

Anyway the only problem is that it does need a slight clean up so I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice on how to clean paintings as I am not an expert.

Also I have another painting (again bought in a charity shop) that has the signature 'MARTEN' on it and please note that it is in uppercase. However, I can't find anything with regards this artist on google so can anyone please help with this.

Any help would be much appreciated thanks.
:)Have a beer! :beer:

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  • maninthestreet
    maninthestreet Posts: 16,127 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Don't try to clean it youself, unless you want to ruin it.
    Get the picture valued, then determine if it's worth the cost of getting it professionally cleaned/restored.
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    There is a woman in Spain with some experience....

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19349921
  • Norma_Desmond
    Norma_Desmond Posts: 4,417 Forumite
    edited 5 September 2012 at 11:45AM
    Never try and clean a painting yourself - different pigments and materials need different treatments.

    You could reduce the value hugely - most dealers, auction houses and collectors prefer paintings 'untouched'.

    There are a few 'Marten's' listed in the Art Sales Index I have; can you give us a few more details about the painting?
    "I'm ready for my close-up Mr. DeMille...."
  • hilda1
    hilda1 Posts: 167 Forumite
    Thanks for your replies.
    :)Have a beer! :beer:
  • hilda1
    hilda1 Posts: 167 Forumite
    Norma_Desmond wrote: »
    There are a few 'Marten's' listed in the Art Sales Index I have; can you give us a few more details about the painting?

    Okay I'll try. Painting is approx 27inches by 22inches of a country landscape with a thatched cottage. There are no figures in it; namely people or animals. As I said before, it is signed in the bottom left hand corner in white letters with the word 'MARTEN' in white coloured uppercase letters.

    IMHO it is not as good as the other painting that I referenced in my OP but I am not an expert.

    Any help would be much appreciated.
    :)Have a beer! :beer:
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