I had a Philippe Augé painting from the 1970s that I loved but the paint was buckling and about to fall off in many places. I called Andrei and he had worked on an Augé in the past. He knew the painter's technique and said it suffered from "inherent vice," which meant the technique itself was causing the instability of the paint. He was very honest about why it would be a difficult job and what he thought he could do for the painting. When I saw the result of his restoration a few months later I was absolutely thrilled. The painting is as beautiful as ever and now has a vastly extended life. The cost was reasonable. I cannot recommend Andrei highly enough

I bought a very large canvas painting in Havana. It was sent to me off the stretcher. When I had it put back on a new stretcher, it would not hang taut and it could not be stretched to get the wrinkles out. The canvas was of an inferior quality and it tore when it was pulled. It sagged from top to bottom. Andrei put a new complicated lining on it which rendered it absolutely smooth and beautiful. Because of the size of the canvas, it was a difficult and tedious procedure. It turned out to be magnificent. My husband and I are very grateful to Andrei for the quality of his work and patience. I highly recommend him to anyone who has a painting in need of restoration.

I brought a painting that has been in my family for several generations, to Andrei for cleaning. Not only was it ready in two weeks, but Andrei repaired and restored the frame (which was original to the painting) and some light restoration which restored my painting to its original beauty. Drop off and pick up were easy. I highly recommend Andrei.

Andrei did a wonderful job for us, both in restoring 2 19th century paintings of ancestors, as well as stretching some paintings we purchased abroad. Regarding the restoration of the 19th century paintings, one was torn, there were patches where the paint had chipped off, they were sagging off their stretchers, and were scratched. His work in restoring them was meticulous. And he cleaned them so that many details that we hadn't even noticed in the paintings previously were now visible! They turned out much better than we could have even imagined.We had also purchased some paintings in Central America that we brought back rolled up in a tube. Andrei put them into custom sized stretchers, perfectly smooth, with perfectly wrapped corners.We had a great experience with Andrei. He completed the job sooner than he had anticipated, and was very professional. He takes his work seriously and we appreciated that so much. We are so pleased with his work and would recommend him highly. In fact, I'm planning to bring him another painting that is starting to peel and have him repair it as well.

I was very pleased with the restoration Andrei completed on my Victorian oil painting -- it's impossible to see the 3 holes in the canvas and chipped paint I had repaired. I felt the price was very fair (when I first contacted Andrei I was dubious I could afford his services or that of any other conservator). Andrei was great at communication, getting back to me right away and making it easy to find a time to drop off and pick up the painting. I also appreciated that he showed enthusiasm and appreciation for my old painting -- it's by no means great art, but of sentimental value. Andrei brings true caring to his work.