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Smriti Rajput
CEO & Founder
Leads every treatment personally — pairing scientific precision with an artist's sensitivity, examining first and intervening only where a work genuinely needs it.
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A practice built on restraint and respect.
Museum-trained conservation that pairs scientific precision with an artist's sensitivity — treating the works you treasure most to the standard reserved for institutions.
Our Approach
Science and sensitivity, at a single easel.
Smriti Rajput approaches art conservation through a balance of scientific knowledge, skilled craftsmanship, and respect for each artwork's history. Every treatment begins with a careful examination of the object's materials, condition, and conservation needs.
Her philosophy is guided by minimal intervention, reversibility, and ethical conservation. Rather than altering an artwork, the goal is to preserve its authenticity, stabilize its condition, and ensure its longevity while honoring the artist's original intent.
Every treatment is tailored using professional conservation materials and techniques. With precision, patience, and sensitivity, Smriti ensures that each intervention preserves both the artwork's physical integrity and the history it carries for future generations.
Every work carries a story. We help it endure.
2Studio Locations
3,500+Artworks Restored
100%Reversible Methods
MuseumGrade Training
- M.A. Art Conservation
- B.F.A. Art History
- XRF · UV · IR analysis
Languages · English · Hindi · Basic German
Hands That Have Held
Works by these masters have passed through the studio.
A selection of the modern and contemporary masters whose works Smriti has examined, cleaned, and conserved.
Amrita Sher-Gil
Raja Ravi Varma
M.F. Husain
S.H. Raza
F.N. Souza
K.H. Ara
Jamini Roy
Akbar Padamsee
Laxma Goud
Subodh Gupta
Anish Kapoor
Atul Dodiya
Krishen Khanna
Tyeb Mehta
V.S. Gaitonde
Nandalal Bose
Ram Kumar
Ganesh Pyne
J. Swaminathan
K.G. Subramanyan
Hemen Mazumdar
Sakti Burman
B. Prabha
K.K. Hebbar
Sadanand Bakre
Bhupen Khakhar
Vivan Sundaram
Somnath Hore
Jogen Chowdhury
M.V. Dhurandhar
What Guides Us
Four convictions behind every decision we make.
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Restraint above all
We do only what a work genuinely requires — and never more. The most skilled intervention is often the smallest one.
02
Total transparency
You see what we propose, what it costs, and what we do, documented at every stage. Nothing happens without your understanding.
03
Respect for the hand
Our aim is never to make a work look new, but to let the original artist's intention speak clearly again.
04
Care for the future
Every treatment is reversible and archival, leaving the work — and the next conservator — free to act.
Leadership
The people behind the work.
In Her Words
Conservation is a quiet discipline. We examine before we intervene, do only what a work genuinely needs, and make nothing permanent — so that what returns to you is not a painting made new, but one free to speak again in its own voice.
Work with us
Entrust your work to careful hands.
Whether it's a single cherished painting or an entire collection, we'd be honoured to help you care for it.