Founded in 1907, Julius Lowy Frame & Restoring Company is recognized as America’s premier fine art services firm. Our mission is to empower the growing fine arts community throughout the process of art ownership, from planning to investing, protecting, preserving, managing, enhancing, and optimizing artworks and art collections.
We have a long history of treating works by the world’s most celebrated artists and are known for our breadth and depth of expertise in fine art conservation, preservation, custom framing, and reproduction. Our in-house master gilders, conservators, carvers, and photographers cater to institutional and private clients, including museums and galleries, auction houses, art collectors, art advisors and art dealers, financial advisors, interior designers, and artists.
Lowy at a glance:
* A full-scale art conservation studio:
- Provides museum-quality conservation of paintings and works on paper of all periods, from Old Masters to Contemporary;
- Uses the finest materials and most advanced technologies, employing reversible techniques to remedy the deleterious effects of the environment and preserve the historical integrity of the art.
* Unsurpassed framing consultants and frame inventory comprising over 5,000 pieces:
- America’s largest collection of antique frames;
- Vast collection of period frames through 20th century models as well as sleek modern designs;
- Hand-carved custom reproduction frames;
- LowyScan™ sophisticated digital imaging technology to match frames with a work of art.
* Bespoke services to protect and optimize art assets, including:
- Review and evaluation of entire collections in their environments;
- Reproduction of complete artworks.
- Curated selection of decorative objects.