Conservation Internship
Skills you will acquire or deepen
These are the skills the recruiter listed you would acquire during the placement.
Research
Art Research
Technical Writing
Report Writing
Materials
Restoration
Archives
Conservation Issues
Historical Research
Databases
Organisation
Studio Photography
Conservation
Writing
Technical Reports
About The Opportunity
Placements are offered to applicants with a serious interest in paintings restoration. The opportunities provided will depend entirely on the work being carried out in the studio at any given time. Tasks will also depend on the ability and previous experience of the applicant. Previous tasks include: • Practical conservation tasks, such as cleaning out the backs of paintings and lining frame rebates, and preparing materials for restoration. • Assisting with photography. • Updating journal databases. • Writing preliminary condition reports. • Researching various technical and art historical issues and summarising findings in a report. • Carrying out research in libraries and archives. • Assisting in the organisation and smooth running of the studio.
About Katherine Ara Ltd.
The Studio takes a sensitive and critical approach to paintings conservation and restoration, practicing minimal intervention to restore the balance and integrity of each painting. The Studio is secure with a controlled environment and is comprehensively equipped to accommodate most easel paintings.
Katherine has worked on Italian and Netherlandish Old Masters, 18th-century British painters, and Modern Masters. Some examples, illustrated in the website gallery, include Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Lucas Cranach the Younger, Gerard David, Hans Holbein, Titian, Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, and Salvador Dalí.
Full written and photographic documentation of the treatment process is provided for each painting. Technical analysis and art-historical research are carried out as required in order to inform the treatment, drawing on a broad network of expertise for dendrochronology, technical imaging, scientific analysis, and art historical investigation. Arrangements can be made for painting analysis, framing, art handling, and shipping/transportation. The Studio also provides condition reports for paintings and advice prior to acquisition.
