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From oil paintings blackened by tobacco smoke to broken, century-old marble statues, from books ripping apart at the seams to faded Italian murals - these items were in desperate need of repairs. We spoke with specialists to find out how they repair and restore centuries-old works of art.
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Restoring Centuries-Old Artwork l Refurbished | Insider

[@cruzer_1599]

Who also thought that we would see a video from julian (baumgartner restauration)

[@000irl]

apparently he’s a bit controversial in the art restoration world

[@toastyxboops]

@@000irl really?

[@000irl]

@@toastyxboops yep, the major critique i’ve seen being his conservation methods are too invasive and reductive toward the pieces

[@toastyxboops]

@@000irl i see, I'll do some research

[@cruzer_1599]

@@000irlwow I didnt know that. Are there videos about it?

[@MashaRistova]

Bumgaurtner would’ve gotten those wrinkles out of the painting with his heat table

[@mysticalwhiterabbit4676]

😂😂 right! Every step of the way I’m thinking in my head “ Julian wouldn’t have done that” 😂

[@elizabethmadden2342]

Thats pretty much what makes his work good

[@elizabethmadden2342]

That and the fact that he always cares about what the back of the painting looks like too.

[@user-kp3uz9bh5k]

​@@elizabethmadden2342нас учили в России,если авторский холст в удовлетворительном состоянии,просто заделать прорывы,дублируют только кромки,подкладывая их под авторские.Это более сохраняет ценность авторского холста.Да, осетровый клей или кроличий создаёт жесткость и вес, только при аварийном состоянии холста .

[@Noblelox]

Is it just me that is shocked that Sara Drew is just working from home on her dining table? No wonder she is having to dust down the painting before varnishing. I was also shocked at how she was using a bulky multi-tool to seperate the canvas from the lining. Surely this needs to be done in a dust-free studio with professional tooks and equipment?

[@MariannaMayilyann]

All those wrinkles … Julian would never

[@reannadixon2398]

I can only imagine how appreciative the artists would be to see your restoration work. So much respect and careful details I love it.

[@Unbreakify]

Imagine it goes wrong and all of a sudden you destroy a million dollar piece of art 💀

[@Timeyy]

Reminds me of the news story a few years ago about the italian church lady who tried to fix a painting of jesus and totally messed it up lol

[@mateuszcielas3362]

happened once or twice

[@paolo9239]

​@@Timeyy Cecilia Gimenéz, an 82 yo Spanish lady. The story went so viral that still today tourists go to the town of Borja to see the ruined fresco and it bolstered the town economy

[@alvinb.52]

Rich people have insurance. Restorers have insurance. The rich gon rich.

[@My_Op]

It doesn't happened in such a poor environment. By analyzing the video, you can clearly see the quality and expensiveness of the tool they use, also the reduce space they are working in: they don't deal with million dollar piece of art there. Maybe a 100 thousands at most.

[@longsilver2646]

I could watch these art restoration all day - it’s really relaxing for me asmr

[@Jujuoak]

If you don’t know Baumgartner Restorations I would really recommend looking him up on KZbin

[@sunshinegallagher2539]

At 4:50 it is mentioned that the original painting doesn't reach the edges of the stretcher so fill in is used anout 1/4 inch all the way around the painting. I think it's rather bold to use fill in all the way around the original painting to make it fit a stretcher. You're basically making creative desicions and not conserving the artists original work at that point. It seems likely that the stretcher is not original to the painting if this was a necessary step.

[@evenberg8499]

I wonder if there is rivalry among conservateurs on the different restoration techniques process.

[@elizabethmadden2342]

There Definitely is lmao

[@onemorechris]

the stress of watching the painting being removed from the frame is in extreme contrast to the background music

[@deettekearns9092]

The patches are huge and will eventually read through the front of the piece. Also, and please tell me if I am wrong, but did the restorer cut off the tacking edge?????

[@DimaShortPlay]

I know Baumgartner appreciator when I see this)

[@deettekearns9092]

@@DimaShortPlay - 👍🏻

[@umairmehmood149]

Man she just butchered the painting..

[@Mustlovebooks15]

Yeah you can see where they were trying to fix the painting. The painting also is a bit wobbly still

[@iamchardp]

on that first painting it looks like there was a previous strip lining that she removed before taking the painting off the stretcher, rather than removing it after. Shes not cutting anything, you can see where the knife hasn't gotten to yet that the painting canvas and the canvas wrapped around the stretcher are not the same piece. it did scare me at first as well

[@jamesh1017]

I enjoy watching as you bring back into focus the artists techniques, styles etc etc. This is a non judgemental or critique of how or what you do, rather where you perform the work, is this a working studio all be it large and well appointed or a residence equally well appointed, if so should there be caution regarding the stuff that's released when re stretching a work, the multitude of foreign material not native to wood, canvases or color medium do not make good house guests nor bed fellows, assumption like most NYC people you eat out.

[@BlenderStudy]

Amazing work..!! Thank you for the update, Insider..!! By the way, I recognize the face on the first painting, because her family members all had similar faces.. 🥶

[@FabledFrames]

Love this video - so informative and satisfying! Would you be willing to give us permission to repost part of this video on our social media?

[@davidh.4220]

Just a question...Why would you cut the tacking edges off a picture when they aren't damaged?

[@jhunendaya8014]

Same thought here. She ended up putting putty on the edge which is I think unnecessary should she ain't cut the edge in the 1st place.

[@michelebriere9569]

I love watching Baumgartner Art Restoration.

[@Peleski]

I feel so lucky that we can appreciate such restorations with tech today that seems miles ahead of the materials past efforts have used

[@Kajunliza1915]

Why wouldn't you just get a new stretcher or at least make the stretcher fit properly?

[@liz-ei3ur]

Was the painting actually lined onto another canvas before you started the process? It doesn't look that way in the video, but maybe that part was edited out.

[@mateuszcielas3362]

paper in water is surprising

[@dibdab101]

so is a heat gun directly onto the paint layer to remove fills and patches (???)

[@derekstocker6661]

Amazing skills these folks have, what a wonderful way to pass time or earn a living. Thanks so very much for these and keep up the fabulous work!

[@epiclyawesomesauce]

I saw the thumbnail and thought Baumgartner uploaded lol.

[@lesleyyoung5730]

😲Why in the very middle of the Fresco painting @51:38 is the guy wearing black socks???

[@karyng5587]

Fascinating ❤

[@gigiotele8438]

So beautiful .:.

[@nelsongoncalves5379]

Great excellent job I admire your job!!👏👏👏👏👏

[@jeno264]

Conservators must have nerves of steel 😱💖

[@TealCheetah]

Is this lady working in her home kitchen?!

[@chriswitt2596]

Just beautifully done

[@PrillyBilly]

Honestly a little surprised they aren’t wearing gloves 😳

[@Pharoset]

Exhausting to watch. I can see why restoration is so expensive.

[@screwydrewy7027]

How does one get into this kind of work

[@joshberkin5567]

Advanced degrees in chemistry and or art history and connections

[@grannieannie1371]

Did anyone else notice how much the marble woman enjoyed having her hair washed 😂

[@melissataylor5494]

The audio quality of the 2nd restoration is not great. There’s an echoing of the restorers voice-over. I’d suggest you review and do some work on the audio quality so it reflects the same quality of work as the subject matter.

[@terrayjos]

love this. more please!

[@marciareagan2718]

Beautiful

[@lauramcknight2321]

While I too am a huge fan of Baum Gartner Restorations, I think people are being too harsh on her. She may not have the budget or space to use so what Julian does. As for why the client doesn't just use someone like Julian, they may not have the money for it. Waiting for that money that may never be available, just may just leave it to rot.

[@faarmer]

Pro tip: instead of looping Satie, play Debussy (Claire de Lune is just the tip of the iceberg)

[@TomarBoroDada]

re-upload?

[@Tymb3r]

only proves my point colors are weird

[@zayonkiber2510]

💯 💯 🎉🎉😊

[@sergewalthery7826]

We professional restorers we dont t work in our living room. I assume you are an amateur.

[@danywazeck6917]

🧚

[@cindzz47]

I think Baumgartner would not approve

[@Editor_Mapping]

1 Century is equal to 100 YEARS!

[@sylviekoenig9960]

Sorry but I like Baumgartner work a lot more…

[@pizzagamingps4428]

Imagine ruining it and then you run out the country and change your identity

[@fantomlimb5008]

No gloves?

[@colettelee1162]

Imagine if she had a cat

[@FarhanOPYT100k]

Hi

[@positv_]

After renovation the lady lookks little different, eyebrow is longer than before

[@sxintG]

The person restoring em looks crazy

[@chacalable]

God! Doing conservation of a centuries-old artwork in the kitchen! DON'T DO HOMEMADE RESTAURATION IT CAN AND PROBABLY WILL DAMAGE THE PIECE!

[@My_Op]

Why are sounds and video quality so poor and bad? 👎

[@aditiyaramadanu5509]

Am I the only one who hears Minecraft music?

[@sebastianmaharg]

This expert's upspeak and vocal frying is surprising and sad.

[@FlowersOfIcetor]

How so?

[@cheeseandquackers4965]

Art restoration is fascinating, but why not just let art naturally fade like it's supposed to instead of interfering? Document it and preserve it but don't rebuild or alter it

[@helpmereach45ksubswithoutvideo]

Congrats to all who is early and found this comment 🎊

[@Editor_Mapping]

1 Century is equal to 100 YEARS!