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#MeetOurSpecialists – art restorer Simon Gillespie has spent 30 years restoring and conserving works for leading museums, English Heritage and Christie’s.
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‘A pocket torch is a restorer’s most important tool,’ says Gillespie. ‘The light helps you see through the dirt for overpaint, holes and bad joins. A UV light is also helpful to see old restoration and varnishes. These lights are my third eye.’
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‘Currently, about 70% of my work is restoring Old Masters, but people are increasingly bringing in modern and contemporary works — it’s a whole new ball game when you’ve got materials like nylon and chocolate involved.’
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It’s better to buy a grubby picture, advises Gillespie. ‘Dealers flock to grubby pictures like bees, especially if a work is listed as ‘by unknown Dutch school’. Everyone wants to find a signature under the dirt.’
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