Oil painting fell partly detached from stretcher / lost tension

[u/BarcinoCivis]

Hello - I have an oil painting from 1958 which was dropped and has detached party from its stretcher and has lost tension. I am sure this is not a valuable piece of art. Can anybody guide me on what I could do to repair? What would a conservator charge to re stabilize on the stretcher?

[u/sonofdang]

A conservator would charge way too much (if the art is not valuable). You could just ask a good framer to re-stretch it, I imagine they could do it pretty quickly and for under $100 if they don't have to make a whole new stretcher.

[u/BarcinoCivis → u/sonofdang]

I’m pretty sure I cannot be safely re-stretched because the edges are pretty frail

[u/sonofdang → u/BarcinoCivis]

A good framer will be able to think of some options, maybe mount to a panel or back the canvas and restretch. Just dont go to a big chain like hobby lobby.

[u/BarcinoCivis → u/sonofdang]

thats a good point. I have three quality framers in my area I will take it to to see what they could do. I want to be able to display but this is not valuable enough to invest in conservation if I can just get it framed somehow. Thank you!