NEW YORK, NY.- Eli Wilner & Company has announced new funding to support framing projects for museums and nonprofit institutions of all sizes. The funding can be used for frame restoration, historic frame replication, or mirror replication projects. Interested institutions can apply by emailing the details of their reframing or frame restoration needs to info@eliwilner.com. No project is too large.



Eli Wilner & Company specializes in creating historically accurate frames for artworks, combining meticulous research and traditional craftsmanship. For both 20th-century and earlier artworks, the Wilner team carefully studies the original frame styles preferred by each artist. Using time-honored techniques like hand-carving, gilding, and delicate surface patination, they create precise replica frames one at a time, to meet the precise specifications for each project. This attention to detail allows viewers to experience paintings as the artists originally intended, offering a more authentic and enriched perspective on the artwork.



The following are examples of high-profile 20th century artworks framed by Eli Wilner:

• Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar au Chat, sold at Sotheby’s for $95,000,000.
• Amadeo Modigliani, Nu Assis Sur un Divan, sold at Sotheby's for $68,962,500.
• Henri Matisse, Danseuse Dans le Fanteuil, sold for at Sotheby's for $20,802,500.
• Kazimir Malevich, Suprematist Composition, sold at Sotheby’s for $60,002,500.
• Pablo Picasso, Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, sold at Christie’s for $106,000,000.
• Edward Hopper, East Wind over Weehawken, sold at Christie's for $40,000,000.
• Norman Rockwell, Saying Grace, sold at Sotheby's for $46,000,000.
• Vincent Van Gogh, Paysage sous un Ciel Mouvemente, sold at Sotheby's for $54,010,000.



Eli Wilner & Company has completed over 15,000 framing projects for private collectors, museums, and institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and 28 projects for The White House. Wilner was honored by the Historic Charleston Foundation with the Samuel Gaillard Stoney Conservation Craftsmanship Award, for their work in historic picture frame conservation. In 2024, Eli Wilner was presented with an Iris Award for Outstanding Dealer of the Year by the Bard Graduate Center in New York City.