Foley Schalkx Conservation Ltd specialises in the conservation and restoration of modern and contemporary works of art on paper. The studio was set up by conservators Roo Foley and Maartje Schalkx in January 2017.
Roo and Maartje have worked together for years and have extensive experience assessing and treating artworks for private collectors, galleries, art brokers and public institutions.
Our studio is in Leyton E10, a 10 minute walk from Lea Bridge station. Please send us an email or give us a call to arrange a visit or to discuss your artwork:
hello@foleyschalkxconservation.com
07989 695 882 - Roo
07886 901 015 - Maartje
Artists whose work we've had the pleasure of working on include:
Bas Jan Ader
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Josef Albers
Mamma Andersson
Frank Auerbach
Gillian Ayres
Banksy
Georg Baselitz
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Peter Blake
Alexander Calder
Patrick Caulfield
Paul Cézanne
Saloua Raouda Choucair
Kwang Young Chun
Robert Crumb
Salvador Dali
Henry Darger
Peter Doig
Marcel Duchamp
Albrecht Dürer
Tracy Emin
Leonard Foujita
Lucian Freud
Elizabeth Frink
Gilbert & George
Zaha Hadid
Richard Hamilton
Mona Hatoum
Keith Haring
Zarina Hashmi
George Herriman
Patrick Heron
Barbara Hepworth
David Hockney
Howard Hodgkin
John Hoyland
Invader
Jasper Johns
Chantal Joffe
Donald Judd
Martha Jungwirth
Sol LeWitt
Roy Lichtenstein
Richard Long
L.S. Lowry
KAWS
William Kentridge
Yves Klein
Willem De Kooning
Emma Kunz
Yayoi Kusama
Henri Matisse
Linda McCartney
Joan Miro
Claude Monet
Henry Moore
Wangechi Mutu
Paul Nash
Ben Nicholson
Chris Ofili
Hélio Oiticica
Victor Pasmore
Francis Picabia
Pejac
Grayson Perry
Pablo Picasso
John Piper
Sigmar Polke
Martín Ramírez
Robert Rauschenberg
Man Ray
Paula Rego
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Ceri Richards
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
Bridget Riley
Dieter Roth
Ed Ruscha
Richard Serra
Graham Sutherland
Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec
Antoni Tàpies
Wolfgang Tillmans
Gavin Turk
Cy Twombly
Andy Warhol
Rachel Whiteread
Scottie Wilson
Christopher Wool
Conservation treatment may be proposed as part of a condition assessment or report. The aim of treatment and the purpose of each stage of treatment will be explained as part of the proposal.
The focus of treatment can be to stabilise the condition of the work (i.e. slowing down or halting on-going deterioration) or to address visually distracting aspects. Often treatment focuses on a combination of concerns, and a treatment to stabilise a work may also improve its appearance.
The principle of minimal intervention underlies our approach to treatment, and where possible we use techniques that are fully or partially reversible.
Once agreed, we will normally carry out treatment in our Leyton studio, but specific treatments may be undertaken on-site.
Following an enquiry, artworks are usually delivered to our studio for assessment, or a site visit can be arranged if desired.
Where possible it is helpful to discuss the artwork in person, allowing us to understand a client’s priorities and expectations.
We then carry out an assessment and propose treatment where appropriate.
Following approval to proceed with conservation treatment, treatment would ordinarily be undertaken at our studio in Leyton, however we are able to carry out certain projects on-site.
Upon completion, we produce a treatment record for your reference, outlining the techniques and materials used.
Condition reports are charged at £180 +VAT and our hourly rate is £90 +VAT for treatment. Treatment is charged per quarter of an hour and as a rough guide we find that treatment of individual artworks typically requires 3-6 hours.
hello@foleyschalkxconservation.com
07989 695 882 - Roo; 07886 901 015 - Maartje
