OUR COPIES

All hand-painted copies made by the artists/conservators of the Art Conservation Department of the State Russian Museum are carefully reviewed by the Russian Museum Expert Copy Commission. The commission compares the copy to the original painting and appraises the professional quality of the replica. Paintings which do not meet the rigorous standards of the commission are not approved for export. Works come with full documentation. Your copy will be completely identical to the original, except in two ways. It will not have the signature of the master (beautiful and faithful to the original as our replicas are, they cannot be forgeries!). The size must also vary slightly from the original. You can follow each stage of the copying process on your own online ArtsStudio confidential web site. Paintings normally take approximately six to ten weeks to complete, depending on the scale of the work and the availability of artists in our studio.

OUR ARTISTS

Our artists are top conservators working at the Art Conservation Department of one of the largest museums of fine art in Europe. All artists are highly skilled, with years of academic training in the different styles, movements and periods in the history of art. These expert technicians paint copies using only the traditional artistic techniques and materials -- many of which are no longer available, except to professional restorers. Our hand-painted reproductions are produced using only the finest natural materials. All our artwork is painted on high-quality and finely-woven linen canvas. Our artists do not use mechanical methods to produce their work, but rely on their years of training and their skill and talent as restorers and fine artists. We guarantee that your painting will be a faithful copy of the original.

ORDER

To order (or to ask any questions) you can use our special order form. You will be amazed at how affordable they are. Let us know what painting you would like reproduced and the desired size. You can order a copy of any painting seen on our web site or by selecting masterpieces from the enormous collections of the State Russian Museum, State Hermitage Museum or the former Imperial Palace museum complexes of St Petersburg. Write to us for a quotation and we will respond to your e-mail as soon as possible with a price and estimated delivery time. We charge 50% payment when we process the order. The remaining 50% is charged when we deliver the painting to your home or business address. All of our paintings come with a 100% guarantee. Our service is only completed when the customer is totally satisfied. Besides the high quality control on our side, we also offer a fourteen-day, 100% money-back guarantee to protect our customers (the painting must be in its original condition; shipping costs are non-refundable).

DELIVERY

Federal Express, DHL or EMS Garantpost are used for delivery. Smaller paintings will be shipped stretched onto their original wooden stretcher. Most paintings are delivered as rolled-up canvases in museum-standard quality shipping tubes, which are then packed in durable cardboard boxes. When you receive your canvas, it can be restretched by any professional framing shop. Delivery time usually takes from three to five business days to any country in the world. All our prices include museum copyright, insurance, packing and shipping by express postal service. Please include your full postal address and telephone number along with your delivery order. We will write to you by e-mail when your painting has been completed and is ready for dispatch.

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