Videos

Oil Painting Restoration: Rosa Bonheur

Oil painting conservator Bruce Wood explains the processes needed to restore a 19th Century oil painting of sheep by Rosa Bonheur. Lining, cleaning and patching the oil painting canvas are shown with commentary.

How Old Is That African Mask?

Art conservator and auctioneer Bruce Wood  introduces a new method for dating wooden objects.  The technique, under development in The Woodshed Gallery’s conservation studio,  uses Near Infra-red (NIR) spectrography to find an approximate age of wood samples.

Bruce Wood has a long career as a gallery owner and conservator of fine art.  He is a Member of The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)

Is It An Etching Or An Engraving?

Art auctioneer Bruce Wood shows how to determine if a fine art print is an etching or an engraving.

Attribution: What does it mean?

Art auctioneer Bruce Wood answers the question: What does Attributed mean? With an education in art and art history (MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA Massachusetts College of Art) and a long career as a gallery owner and conservator of fine art (Member of The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC)), Bruce Wood describes the process and reasons for deciding on attributions of artworks at Woodshed Art Auctions.

How To Recognize Stone Lithography

Hand-drawn stone lithography dominated commercial printmaking techniques through the 19th and early 20th Centuries. Now the technique is a staple of fine art printmaking. This video is a primer on recognizing stone lithographs produced by artists.

Jasper Francis Cropsey

Newly discovered Tonalist oil painting by Husdon River School master Jasper Francis Cropsey, restored at Woodshed Art Auctions and offered for sale Nov. 29, 2017.

Is It An Etching Or An Engraving?

Art auctioneer Bruce Wood shows how to determine if a fine art print is an etching or an engraving.

How To Identify Woodcuts and Linoleum Cuts

Art auctioneer Bruce Wood shows how to determine if a fine art print is a hand made woodcut or linoleum cut.