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Celebrating Artemisia
Celebrating Artemisia

A rediscovered masterpiece

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Simon Gillespie28 February 2020
Discovering Jordaens...
Discovering Jordaens...

Removal of overpaint reveals a sketch by the Flemish master

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Simon Gillespie30 October 2019
5 Minutes with... Léonie van der Graaf
5 Minutes with... Léonie van der Graaf

Our Head Conservator talks conservation…

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Simon Gillespie29 October 2019
BBC Four 'Britain's Lost Masterpieces' Series 4!
BBC Four 'Britain's Lost Masterpieces' Series 4!

Series 4 launches this week! Will you be watching?

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Simon Gillespie29 October 2019
It's a Pug's Life...
It's a Pug's Life...

See how a bit of careful restoration can bring four pugs back to life (and get Minks’ tail wagging!)

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Simon Gillespie23 September 2019
All in the Hands...
All in the Hands...

Just look at the difference in these Elizabethan hands after overpaint removal!

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Simon Gillespie23 September 2019
Spot the Signature!
Spot the Signature!

From Picasso to Banksy…what’s in a name?

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Simon Gillespie12 June 2019
 
Simon Gillespie Studio
Offley Works, 1 Pickle Mews,
London SW9 0FJ,
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7493 3900 info@simongillespie.com
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🎨 Welcome to our studio 🎨
We are specialist conservators of paintings, working with private collectors, museums, auction houses, galleries, corporate collections and artists’ estates. 
Our motto? “Your peace of mind, restored”. 
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✨Preserving the past and revealing historical marvels to enrich the present and inspire the future ✨

An exquisite portrait of a lady by the circle of Robert Peake the Elder (1551-1619). 

🔬 The painting arrived at the studio with severe flaking and
🎨 🔬 What we do 🔬🎨

Our studio specialises in the conservation and restoration of paintings including:
🖌️ Old Master paintings (this term usually refers to artworks painted in the period from about 1400 to about 1800) 
🖌️ 19th-century paintings
🎭 From shadows to spotlight: unveiling a hidden performance 🎭
This theatrical portrait, likely by Neville Stephen Lytton, arrived in our studio cloaked in near darkness. Beneath the murky surface, only the central figure could be made out.
After co

Follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes insights into our conservation work, notable examples of treatments we’ve carried out, and more: @simon_gillespie_studio

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Simon, Léonie, Majo, Emily & Rita are accredited conservator-restorers (ACR), a professional qualification awarded by the Institute of Conservation (ICON), the UK’s professional body of conservators

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