The Beauty And History Of Frames

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Forthcoming Arts Society Chiswick lecture by Julia Korner

The Beauty & History of Frames by Julia Korner, is the next in the series of lectures from the Arts Society Chiswick. It will take place on Thursday 11 April in the Malinova Room at The Polish Social and Cultural Association (POSK), 238-246 King Street, Hammersmith, W6 0RF. As always, visitors are most welcome for the fee of £10 on the door.

This will be preceded by their AGM at 7.45pm. The Society are asking everyone to be in their seats by 7.40pm so that they can start promptly, thus meaning the lecture will begin at 8pm as usual. The bar will open at 7pm.

The lecture includes a brief history of frames and focuses on their design and construction. Julia also discusses the conservation of frames, and how to choose the right one to transform a painting and display it to its best advantage. The History of Frames – including how frames have developed in Europe, influenced often by prevailing architectural styles. The Design & Making of Frames – an insight into their design & selection; gilding techniques over time, together with the materials used in the workshop.

Julia Korner is a specialist and lecturer in fine art conservation and the restoration of paintings, sculptures and frames. She is also a valuer, passionate collector, advisor and curator of paintings and works of art. Julia trained in art history, sculpture and graphic illustration in Cambridge, England. Then, for twenty years, she worked for Christie's as a paintings specialist, building extensive knowledge of Old Masters, and of British, European and American paintings from the 1700s onwards. She set up Christie's Maritime Department in 1987, followed by the Frame sales, the Aeronautical, Exploration and Travel and the Polar sales. Julia has worked independently in her own studio in West London for almost twenty years. Here, she and her small team give specialist conservation work personal and expert attention. Damaged paintings, polychrome statues, frames, over-mantles, traditional gold leaf and gesso frames all emerge restored and transformed under her expertise, knowledge and care.

April 3, 2019