The Studio
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 Story
Art Revive Studio is the conservation practice of Smriti Rajput — a museum-trained Senior Art Conservator who believes the works people treasure most deserve the same standard of care reserved for institutions.
Trained at the National Museum Institute in New Delhi and seasoned at the National Museum and, today, at AstaGuru Auction House in Mumbai, Smriti has conserved more than two thousand works — from fragile archival paper to paintings by India's modern masters. Her approach pairs scientific precision with an artist's sensitivity: examine first, intervene least, and document everything.
The studio works across mediums — paintings, prints, drawings, manuscripts, and mixed-media objects — with a particular depth in the conservation of works on paper.
Languages · English · Hindi · Basic German
Hands That Have Held
A selection of the modern and contemporary masters whose works Smriti has examined, cleaned, and conserved.
What Guides Us
We do only what a work genuinely requires — and never more. The most skilled intervention is often the smallest one.
You see what we propose, what it costs, and what we do, documented at every stage. Nothing happens without your understanding.
Our aim is never to make a work look new, but to let the original artist's intention speak clearly again.
Every treatment is reversible and archival, leaving the work — and the next conservator — free to act.
A Short History
B.F.A. in Art History from the College of Arts, University of Delhi.
M.A. in Art Conservation from the National Museum Institute, New Delhi.
Joined the National Museum, New Delhi as Young Art Conservator — preventive and remedial conservation across its collection.
Appointed Senior Art Conservator at AstaGuru Auction House, leading the conservation of Indian modern and contemporary masters.
Over two thousand artworks treated to date, with a deepening specialism in works on paper.
Inside the Studio
Examination, cleaning, mending, and inpainting — by hand and by instrument, at the conservation bench.
The People
Led by Smriti Rajput, the studio is growing a small team of specialists. Roles marked below are being filled.
Founder & Senior Art Conservator
Museum-trained conservator with an M.A. from the National Museum Institute and over six years in practice. Senior Art Conservator at AstaGuru Auction House and formerly at the National Museum, New Delhi, Smriti has conserved 2,000+ works — including pieces by Amrita Sher-Gil, M.F. Husain, S.H. Raza, and F.N. Souza — combining scientific analysis (XRF, UV, IR, microscopy) with traditional craftsmanship.
Paper Conservation Associate
A future colleague — this profile will be completed as the studio grows its team of specialists.
Conservation Scientist
A future colleague — this profile will be completed as the studio grows its team of specialists.
In Their Words
Illustrative — sample testimonials
Returned a cherished family painting as if time had been kindly reversed. The care was extraordinary — scholarly, patient, and deeply respectful of the work.
Work with us
Whether it's a single cherished painting or an entire collection, we'd be honoured to help you care for it.