From the desk of Jordan Berman
42 years ago I started buying Illustrated Art. It has progressed from a hobby to a passion and today qualifies as an addiction. Both the quantity of works and the quality of the artists have improved over the years, but what I want to tell you about is the care we invest in our art today. Approximately 90% of our purchases are sent for restoration and reframing as soon as we receive them.
Some of the pieces need very little work, some show a very recognizable improvement, and others undergo a metamorphosis that is truly remarkable.
A few examples:
Harold Anderson “Low Cost Per Mile”, Billboard Advertisement for American Oil Company
Pre-Restoration
Post-Restoration
Sarah Stillwell Weber, Cover of The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, July 12, 1919
Pre-Restoration
Post-Restoration
N.C Wyeth “The Christmas Ship in Old New York”
Pre-Restoration
Post-Restoration
We are extremely fortunate to be associated with a master restorer who happens to be a great friend. If you would like to contact him, here is his information:
Andrew Bertolino, 856-396-0182, andrewbertolino@verizon.net, www.bertolinoarts.com