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   Specializing in the treatment of 19th century to
     contemporary paintings
  Fine Art Restoration and Conservation





We also offer free consultation

About Us

Joseph Hammer, Painting Conservator
Professional Associate Member of The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
(AIC)
since 1990.
Also a member of
The International Institute of Conservation (I.I.C.)
The Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC)

Joseph Hammer has worked on the staff of Conservation of Paintings Limited in Los Angeles for 15 years before founding his private practice in 1999. He has also worked for the Bishop Museum in Honolulu and the Pompidou Centre in Paris.

To suit the specific conservation needs of contemporary works of art, he has acquired extensive knowledge in modern materials and techniques through continued professional development and by collaborating with many LA artists both professionally and artistically.

Conservation techniques and treatment procedures are informed by over 25 years of experience treating works of private and corporate clients, libraries, galleries, dealers and artists.

Joseph Hammer has the specialized equipment and skill necessary to carry out all aspects of painting restoration and conservation including complex structural treatments, such as canvas lining and tears mending, using only conservation-grade materials.

Hammer Conservation is dedicated to the preservation of the material integrity of the work of art into the future, with the utmost respect for the artist's original intention, both aesthetically and conceptually.

Select list of artists whose work he has treated:

Josef Albers
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Ross Bleckner
Claire Falkenstein
Vija Celmins
John Chamberlain
Sam Francis
Keith Haring
David Hockney
Hans Hofmann
Alex Katz
Roy Lichtenstein
Larry Bell
Mary Corse
Agnes Martin
Robert Motherwell
Elizabeth Murray
Louise Nevelson
Kenneth Noland
Lita Albuquerque
Arman
Kim Dingle
Robert Rauschenberg
Ed Ruscha
Frank Stella
Andy Warhol
Alexander Calder
Willem de Kooning
Richard Diebenkorn
Helen Frankenthaler
Robert Indiana
George Segal
Chris Burden
Bruce Conner
Karel Appel
William Leavitt
George Herms
Ron Davis
Robert Therrien
Billy Al Bengston
Ed Moses
Charles Arnoldi
Sigmar Polke
Anselm Kiefer
Georgia O’Keeffe
Ellsworth Kelly
Franz Kline
Yves Klein
Joan Mitchell
Cy Twombly



Located in Arcadia California serving greater Los Angeles and Orange County

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