I received a very damaged, heavily overpainted John the Baptist, and went to work to make him right… but I also reflected on a disastrous “restoration” that never should have

When Pastel Is Damaged Fire… water damage… even a heavy layer of dirt can obscure a painting’s color, details – and sometimes, your judgement. “It’s ruined!” might be a collector’s

You saw the Huffington Post article, right? At least fifteen people sent me a link to a story about an unfortunate incident regarding a different portrait of Jesus. Read on

A brand new client walked into my studio and declared, “My wife bought this little painting for $40 at a tag sale. It isn’t worth anything!” “Hmmm,” I thought, “Even

I’m not afraid of heights – a good thing when the scaffold places me thirty feet above a marble floor. Recently, I supervised the cleaning of a large Crucifixion painting in a Harlem church. The accumulated soot and

This is an excellent example of the difference that quality restoration can make in the enjoyment of a painting. When my client brought in this lovely painting by Annie Taylor Burt, I

A client recently brought me this amazing photograph (above); he had visited a friend who was taking his art collection off the walls. The collector smoked cigarettes for many years,

Formed by Jill Pratzon in 1990, Pratzon Art Restoration is dedicated to restoring the beauty and the value of original illustration art and fine art. We specialize in the care

Avid collector and director, screenwriter and producer Roman Coppola asked me to restore this painting by the iconic pin-up artist Enoch Bolles (1883-1976). While examining the art and comparing it to the published