The Brawler - Round 3 of 3

[@paige4759]

So I watched the first round with my 75-year-old grandmother, as I commented on that video when he said someone is laughing in their grave she said" I'll smack them for you when I go". I later found out that after we watched that video she told five of her girlfriends about Julian. Five soon turned into 10 and Julian now has the hearts of everyone at her nursing home. I was just able to head on over there earlier today and finally watch it with them. Congratulations Julian you have still in the hearts of so many, keep up the good work.

[@airypersiflage]

This is so wholesome 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@adamkarnbrink1210]

Wonderful

[@larissanunes6913]

Love the follow up!!

[@rmm505]

ugh this gave me butterflies 🥺💜

[@bob-ny6kn]

I could have sworn they were watching a restoration of a barnyard scene. I kept hearing, "BROWN CHICKEN, BROWN COW!"

[@doombiscuit5515]

ok but huge props to this most wholesome of client reactions. whoever you are, who got excited because now your beloved painting has A Mystery in it, we all salute you.

[@DaviHorner]

I really wish that we could hear their reactions after the conservation. Since as he said in previous videos the client wants to stay anonymous so filming could cause problems.

[@sydhymanson8284]

I would've had the same reaction to be honest

[@constancemiller3753]

The painting is loved. That makes all of Julian's work seem more worthwhile.

[@ELWest1000]

Yes! I hope they liked the strawberries too. I would, if this were my painting.

[@SockyNoob]

Ikr. That's a really wholesome reaction.

[@yousoundweird4771]

Me everytime: Nah the color doesn‘t even match Julian continues... me: wow that talented bastard got me again

[@grutarg2938]

He's matching the unvarnished to color based on what it will look like once varnished. Gets me every time too.

[@MarijeK]

@@grutarg2938 No, that's not what he does! He gives the painting a shiny layer to help him match the color to the varnished colors, he explained that step. I think he is just layering the colors, which makes it look so wrong for a while, and then suddenly..... Magic!

[@pattycoelho1]

Hell yeah 🤣

[@nyreck1718]

I think it might be because of the context. Most of the time he starts with a few colors and adds more shades and details little by little. It reminds me of some optical illusions, which make us perceive two spots as different shades just because one is surrounded by shadow.

[@cassidie7394]

@@MarijeK he explains it at 9:38

[@Jackie777]

"I'm trying to save this painting, unfortunately, it doesn't know that" - sounds very much like "you are being rescued, please don't resist"

[@XelTheBell]

Julian: “You are experiencing an accident” The painting: “Like HELL I am! *punch*”

[@biologychic7292]

Julian: “Sir, you seem to be having a bad reaction to drugs. I’m here to help.” Previous Conservator: “…no yah, you’re right, I don’t know what’s happening.” Painting: “Yo bruh, stop dissing my old man like that!” *throws haymakers*

[@JulianMarkau]

Julian is just the cutest

[@JulianMarkau]

The first peach looks wrong 😢

[@ryodark]

Three episodes of Julian throwing major shade at an unscrupulous conservationist. I am living for it.

[@victoriadarke]

“Conservationist” 😅😂

[@Sincyn241]

@@victoriadarke I was about to post the same comment, complete with quotations! A veritable win, madam! 👍🏻👍🏻😂

[@vexile1239]

I would hesitate to call that thing who flubbed the first "conservation" a conservationist... a blasphemous mutt yes

[@polarbearsrus6980]

He did it very delicately, proud of him.

[@CorbinMusso88]

@@polarbearsrus6980that was delicate? Jesus…

[@ratonbox]

Whomever was the original painter they sure as hell could paint grapes. Those yellow riesling-looking grapes makes me remember grapes from my childhood garden.

[@marszenka]

I REALLY liked those yellow grapes. Prettiest part of the image for me and I was super glad they hadn't been wrecked. The way the light shone through - A+.

[@Aphelia.]

You had grapes like these? Amazing

[@ratonbox]

@@Aphelia. It isn't that amazing, they're not a hybrid for eating as is anyways, they're made for wine. I enjoyed the table grapes a lot more,

[@lunatronlina]

Yeah, they’re beautiful.

[@Aphelia.]

@@ratonboxwow, I didn't know they were different

[@Funkyappeltj]

In the 50s my grandad got duped and bought a bunch of fake paintings. I can confidently say that they would be one of the first things we'd grab in case of a fire.

[@thismans1405]

What are they paintings of? Stll lifes?

[@flamingpi2245]

Art shouldn’t be about who made it and why they made it, and how much it’s worth, it should be able to speak for itself. Even a forgery, trying to pass itself off as some famous classical painting has more inherent artistic value and integrity that half the meaningless splattered canvases and pretentious piles of garbage that sell for millions and are used to launder money. All that should matter about art is what meaning it brings to others, blank canvases aren’t art, they’re just pretentious nothings. Why should it matter who made what, as long as the art is beautiful or meaningful a banana taped to a wall isn’t art, It’s creative bankruptcy, don’t let dada win

[@organa1626]

Same with me and my little Japanese woodblock print. It was falsely sold as an original and knowing nothing about art, I bought it. Found out a month later that it was just a print but I still love it. My favorite part is that It was printed in the 1940s so it has Japanese newspapers on the back detailing the bombings of HIroshima and Nagasaki. The value of it to me is in the history, the idea that it circulated all over the world for nearly a century before making it to my wall, and that it's pretty. Fuck names, fuck originals

[@flamingpi2245]

@@kim98677 There’s merit to the bansky piece, it has a good meaning behind it and one can appreciate the technical skill behind hiding a shredder inside a canvas I’m not saying contemporary art is bad I’m saying the type of art that makes you go “my kid could’ve done that” is bad since it doenst display any real talent

[@Funkyappeltj]

@@thismans1405 It was a small paiting by the Dutch painter Breitner (he's mostly known for his paintings of girls in kimonos). And a portrait of Marie Antoinette by the court painter Vigee le Brun. We affectionately just refer to the painting as marie.

[@oniontaster6449]

"This painting drives me to drink... luckily bright cellars"

[@kmanc418]

He has the smoothest ad transitions! In art in and of itself.

[@ojnab85]

I enjoyed that ad transition, I was wondering how he'd do one for wine and it still crept up on me. Very well done. Bright Cellars got their money's worth.

[@sophiarose03]

😂😂😂 You win.

[@alildaisy2180]

My deal with monetized in-video ads is if the transition is good or I don’t see it coming, then I’ll watch the ad. “If I got got, I’ll give it a shot.” 🤷‍♀️ Julien had gotten better and better so I almost always watch his adds

[@alildaisy2180]

@@ojnab85 I thought he was gonna say that somewhere in one of the areas of paint loss he saw Remnants of a lost wine glass and he was going to retouch it back in and I was excited then he says “luckily” and I was like danggggg

[@504CreoleCrystal]

“There’s nothing I can say here on air that would be acceptable or polite” Julian What I heard: “Dude REALLY fu€k£d this painting UP!!!!!” 😂😩

[@cooperwarner159]

When I saw those berries, or lack-thereof, I thought to myself “oh Julian how are you going to get out of this one?” Like he’s Jason Bourne running from the cops and not a conservator painting a bowl of strawberries.

[@aprilludgate9687]

Julian's critiques are as savage as those of Gordon Ramsay, and his voice and demeanor is as soothing as that of Bob Ross

[@proooxy]

that is so accurate.

[@victoriaelizabeth9726]

A lot of other professionals have pretty savage opinions of Julien's work also. It seems the art conservation/ restoration world is pretty catty

[@Needsleep247]

@@victoriaelizabeth9726 omg get who???

[@stargirl7646]

@@victoriaelizabeth9726 what?? Oh no that’s so sad :(

[@Yoarashi]

Please, do go on while I go put the popcorn in the microwave...

[@onbekend1631]

i like to imagine that the original painter had a student and that they both worked on the piece together, hence why there are 2 signatures

[@nyx5236]

Thats a nice theory.

[@ettaz]

I thought so too. Also, the family lore that it came from the artist himself, could be just an exaggerated version of the truth - that it came from his studio, from a student.

[@TheSirensFire]

Honestly along the lines of what I was thinking.

[@Anonarchist]

In academia, when the teacher and the student contribute to the same project, the teacher's the one who gets to sign it.

[@coffeehorse6313]

I personally think this is the most likely explanation. In Part 2, Julian mentions that the artist would trade paintings (for beer!) and also taught students in his style. I imagine that both signed the painting upon completion, and it would be interesting to trace back the local history behind the second name.

[@simonboone623]

Julian: “I’m not an artist.” Also Julian: *paints an entire bowl of realistic strawberries*

[@TheWinglessHawk]

I see strawberries and cherries... cherry by the left leaf and on the upper part where you can somewhat see that green stem.

[@ofsinope]

"But I'm not a rapper." --Supa Hot Fire

[@sandorclegane752]

they're definitely not realistic but yes they're very nice strawberries

[@Stettafire]

@@sandorclegane752 Art need not always be realistic

[@sandorclegane752]

​@@Stettafire yup and poems don't always need to rhyme

[@sillystring2121]

Patreon content: A 50-minute long video of Julian saying "f*ck" at paintings he is trying to conserve.

[@leoniepetz8475]

Wait seriously?! I might need become a patron just for that

[@ChaptersofGrowth7]

This just convinced me to get patreon 😂

[@MimiChan171]

sign me up!!

[@MH-pw3vy]

hahahahaha!!!!

[@tristanogrambuckley4945]

But not, like, angry sounding or disappointed or emotional. Just the same flattened, reassuring, and reserved masculine vocal fry as everything else, but with f*cks.

[@WaterLillyxo]

can we talk about how crazy those strawberries were when the piece first came to him. LIKE WHAT KINDA STRAWBERRY IS MADE OF CRISS CROSS LINES LIKE HOPSCOTCH

[@inkera2036]

@@trollsneedhugs That's what I saw too. I'm pretty sure they were raspberries. But then again, there are all those green tops on the original. And the quality of the bowl top - maybe they were changed on purpose since it isn't quite the original guy.

[@ArslanAkram192]

@@inkera2036 I've seen raspberries with green tops.

[@SunnySky-]

It's interesting because I searched up raspberry leaves and strawberry leaves the ones in the painting closer resemble strawberry leaves, though it's possible it's just raspberry leaves pressed really close together. It's hard to say seeing it's a painting and it's hard to say what it was meant to be from how it started out lol

[@Songbirdstress]

Rasberries. Look at leaf.

[@Songbirdstress]

@@SunnySky- Strawberry leaves are larger.

[@ssalamander2134]

"Ask 3 conservators and you'll get 5 opinions" That quote is amazing!

[@helenamarie4337]

whats AmAziNg about it

[@ssalamander2134]

@@helenamarie4337 Ok like. First of, do the different conservators have overlapping opinions? or is there one schmuck that has 1 opinion, while the other true G.O.A.Ts have plural! If they overlap, how many opinions do they have? Either way, it implies that conservators are open minded and of many schools of thoight, even individually.

[@therandomraddish7281]

The guy who gave only one opinion uses staples

[@helenamarie4337]

@@ssalamander2134 cringe

[@dogwglock]

@@helenamarie4337 ?

[@franz4486]

I love that the client decided to continue with the restoration and not allow the question of authenticity overshadow the joy this artwork has provided their family through the generations. I believe that is the real essence of art. It evokes emotions and connects with you in an unexplainable manner.

[@tesicnr]

He could add a third signature to the painting since he basically repainted it out of his fantasy :D

[@elcimohr]

Yes! I was watching a documentary about art forgery (Made You Look on Netflix) and there was a couple that were sold a fake Rothko. At the trial they brought in Rothko's son to examine it and he looked at it for a few minutes and said "It's beautiful." And of course it was, and not even Rothko experts could tell it wasn't genuine (I think it was found to be fake by association with other worse fakes sold by the same dealer). Of course it was reasonable to be upset that they'd spent millions on a picture based on false information, but it was so strange to see how suddenly this apparently brilliant piece of art worth tens of millions of dollars was suddenly of absolutely zero interest because it was created by someone other than the original artist. It makes sense to me that the value dropped due to lack of historic value, but I just cannot get my head around how it now no longer has artistic merit when Rothko's almost indistinguishable originals do.

[@Stettafire]

@@tesicnr I think the conservation community would throw a fit if he did that

[@SceneComparisons]

@@elcimohr it should worth 0 dollars. the person who painted had 0 creativity input. it was all done by someone else. a printer could've done the same. I can also be touched by Van Gogh's artwork through my computer screen, but it doesn't mean my computer screen worth anything. it's not the real deal. I don't even know why such a obvious needs to be said. maybe some people like mediocrity

[@elcimohr]

@@SceneComparisons it was still an original painting, not a copy of an existing one and it was still painted by an artist. If someone can create a painting that even people who have devoted their lives to studying an artist's work can't distinguish from an original, how does it have any less artistic merit? Obviously a photocopy wouldn't be worth anything, but it's not much different to Rothko himself coming up with an idea for a painting in a similar style to his others.

[@mossgrows6540]

things like this make me wonder how much secret damage and retouching famous paintings like the mona lisa have

[@riyapatel6291]

Pretty sure the reason her brows are gone is earlier restorations and that's why they now handle the Mona Lisa with kiddie gloves with the end result of Lisa being all browns and aged.

[@ASMRTailWagging]

Yeah, good question. What have we lost over the years.

[@janaepting8940]

I can imagine that there are vast differences depending on possible accidents or wether or not the artist became popular while he was alive. However I can remember visiting a museum exhibit while the museum was working on a triptych from Monet, depicting some of his famous water lilies. The painting was in the museum partially because they presented it in a Monet exhibition and also because they found out that the varnish that was used during a previous conservation was glossy instead of semi glossy or Matt ( maybe it was the other way around, I can’t remember). So in some cases there probably is more retouching than actually needed and maybe also more damage resulting from previous conservation work that most likely took place in the earlier part of the 20th Century.

[@MarijaEnchantix]

Given it has been infamously stolen a lot and not taken care of by those who stole it, I'd assume a lot of damage is under there :D

[@daylen577]

@@riyapatel6291 Surely someone must have done a digital restoration though, right? Wouldn't ever be as the original was, but it'd be interesting to see what the original colors may have looked like

[@frickinfrick8488]

I love that the client was excited about the two signatures. It’s fun to have lore and mystery surrounding a painting that’s been in your family for a long time.

[@VanK782]

"There's a glass of wine in all of them" Me, yet unaware of the sponsor: Does that mean it's not his painting since there isn't one?? Foreshadowing?

[@spriddlez]

The bowl of strawberries had some very Bob Ross like moments where I thought "Oh god no what is he doing? It's ruined!" and then of course it all comes together in a bit.

[@DominicNJ73]

That's the funny thing about making art (or in this case, fixing art), when you first start out it looks like a hot mess of just blocked in, monotone color, but as you start to add shades and tones, lights and shadows, highlights and midtones it all comes together into something pretty.

[@RhiAnime]

The real definition of “trust the process”

[@TheBestFanGirlEver]

The best part about his work is that even if he makes a mistake, he can remove it and start again. It’s all reversible.

[@Turbendido]

When I first saw the bowl of strawberries I thought it was a bowl of cranberry sauce. I wonder how aggressively it had to be cleaned to lose that much detail

[@robertl6196]

Same here :D

[@milanfanas]

As someone else already commented I thought those might have been raspberries

[@philippak7726]

I bet if Julian knew who they were, the painting wouldn't have been the only thing skinned

[@Aphelia.]

the first conservation was so rough berries turned into sauce

[@keyholes]

I thought cherries because it was so dark. Oops.

[@aa-xi8bc]

I’m glad that the owner has respect for the art and kept that respect despite the potential drop in monetary value of the piece due to the signature.

[@notfeedynotlazy]

The value may drop for a seller because of the doubt, but has increased for the family because of the tale.

[@mandolyngambino9327]

Agreed. As an artist myself. I'm pleased with the owners of the painting. For the tale they can now add to their lore of the painting and I'm grateful for their love of this family heirloom. I do wish more people would sit back, breathe and understand exactly what the artist must've been feeling or thinking when creating their artwork. Lots of personal time goes into creating, so to stand back and admire the painting (artwork of any creator) for the story the artwork itself tells from the creator's viewpoint. Instead of asking "who" created it and "how much" would this sell for. Often times an artists creates just to create, to let off whatever is on their mind. Maybe one day more people will enjoy artwork for what it truly is and give thanks to the artist who created the piece. ^^

[@RichardRenes]

And who knows, the painting may actually be more valuable now.

[@somelurker6115]

Julian's opening monologue about saving the painting gave me pause. As an artist (who definitely doesn't enjoy some of their work), I think there's a good chance Julian cares more for some of these paintings than the original artist did. It makes me feel very soothed to hear him talk about a painting so gently and lovingly... it's like he's an adoptive parent, almost. If some conservator, far off in the future, treats one of my shitty oil paintings with way more love and respect than I ever gave it... well, that'd just be okay.

[@xman6717]

I totally agree with your comment. Besides the whole conservation, if any,that would be done to my paintings, I often wonder ' where will they end up' ?? Lol.

[@lemonshark4961]

Oh yeah I completely feel the same. In a 100 years people are paying thousands or maybe millions of dollars for my shitty work is very funny. Someone lovingly retouching a painting that I did very poorly or hated because it wasn't very good would have me rolling in my grave. But it also makes me a little weepy that someone would care so much about a piece I thought was trash and I'm not around to taint the opinion of it.

[@Rain-cs3wp]

the client deciding to keep the painting despite the uncertainty of who the true painter was is literally the art equivalent of a parent learning that a child is not biologically theirs like they thought but still keeping them in the family because they love them

[@MyChannel773]

i meannnn id hope it’s less of an issue for the family example considering that’s a whole human you’ve grown attached to instead of a piece of pretty canvas... it would be unbelievably shallow (and just cruel) to change your opinion of your own child because their dna is a little different than you thought. that’s like cinderella’s evil stepmother shit right there

[@ileutur6863]

Ummm dude, in that scenario, its not the child that needs to go, its the cheating partner

[@jshs327]

@@ileutur6863 sometimes the partner comes along when the pregnancy is new, and still accepts the child. Very beautiful when that happens.

[@umcThunder72]

@@ileutur6863 life is unfortunately more complicated than "cheating bad, must punish" especially when it comes to children and how that affects people

[@dopaminedreams1122]

@@jshs327 nothing beautiful about a constant reminder that your wife’s an unfaithful wh0re

[@MonicaLN]

We all know the saying about turning lemons into lemonade but only Julian could turn a bowl of jam into strawberries!

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

🤣🤣🤣

[@BeeMcDee]

Next thing he’ll turn water into wine. All while telling us that wine has water in it, and he can walk on water, and *water* you gonna do when you want wine other than order from Bright Cellars?

[@MonicaLN]

@@BeeMcDee 🤣 Nailed it! (No staples here 😅)

[@thomasblanchard6778]

This intelligent commentary community reminds me of that of the vlogger Hindu/Rail Cowgirl. It's as significant and entertaining as the vloggers work itself.

[@amcconnell6730]

7:47 Julian: "All of these paintings have a glass of wine in them" Me: Ohh - this will be the clue that reveals the true painter! Julian: Segues into a wine ad.... :)

[@nanamiharuka3269]

I thought the same thing too! I was like “uh oh this one doesn’t have a glass of wine so it musn’t really be a rosen”...but no haha

[@shimmyalot]

Same! But then I was just like "Smooth Julian smooth".

[@indomieismybae]

Cha cha cha real smooth

[@JM.....]

@@shimmyalot that sly bastard did it again haha

[@lesanimaux4416]

Forgive me because I am not a native English speaker but it took me an embarrassingly long time AND a Google search confirmation to realize that it's spelled 'segue' and not 'segway'. I thought segue was a fancy French word or something. Rhymes with 'fondue'.

[@Rene_Voortwist]

The original artist as he adds a second signature: owww, they’ll break their heads about this. Wish I could be there. Laughs out loud.

[@shimmyalot]

I thought maybe it was a situation where it was like a collaboration or something. Like the teacher was teaching their student so they did some of the work and then the student mimicked them on another part of the painting so they both signed it?

[@nossarian]

"[...] someone that fancied themselves a conservator." The utter shade

[@MecheNole]

Man I love Julian's sophisticated ways of cursing the living daylights out of whomever worked on this painting before lol

[@Krybytes]

julian, the king of sass and smooth sponsor transitions

[@purplekat9614]

That Bright Cellar ad got me good. This man is smooth as hell.

[@pharoahscurse]

That got me really good too

[@red.aries1444]

Yes, it really surprised me too. Although he mentioned his sponsor directly in the beginning of his video, I still expected an ad for his usual sponsor skillshare. So when he starts retouching the leaf and he talks a lot about skills and early success I was really longing for the transition and was thinking he delayed it for more surprise. Then he talks over the other paintings and the missing glass of wine, but the mentioned sponsor at start of the video had already gone out of my mind into the dark... suddenly it brightens up... If Julien ever plans to murder someone, he could be a challenge for Inspector Columbo. Julien's chief weapons are surprise, a lot of skills - and an almost fanatical devotion to perfection. ;-)

[@ojnab85]

Yeah, I thought he was giving a hint about how the one being conserved does not have a glass of wine to connect to the two signatures. Maybe he was, but that ad transition was smooth.

[@markvanmaanen5152]

Smooth indeed. Although Severin Rosen was well known for drinking and painting beer :)

[@ambulocetusnatans]

That's a good idea about the quiz to pick a wine, but my doctor said I can't drink anymore.

[@esperduchess]

The idea that someone just throws away a painting because it's from a different artist makes me sooo sad. It's still an art piece that someone put their soul into and is there to enjoy. I'm so upset :(

[@lawrencefinch-hatton6231]

That's the difference between art lovers and art speculators.

[@shoofle]

I heard him say most clients don't want any work done when they find out there's another signature and my partner and I were just like "?????!? CANNOT RELATE"

[@frostyskeletons8950]

I get it’s because art has been used as investment for the wealthy, but I just don’t get how a painting that was considered masterfully done, often just as old, and celebrated is suddenly considered trash because it doesn’t have a signature from an artist random rich people decided should be Important™️. Mind boggling to me

[@mandmhutchins5202]

I wonder if some are afraid that the double signature means that it is a copy (or someone wanted to pass it off as an original) and shouldn't have been done in the first place.

[@debinthewheelchair7781]

I wondered, "father...and maybe child helping?" or adult child finishing the commission when father not able to do so?"

[@katnhat7695]

Funny story about art for art's sake... A decade ago, when I was moving into a new place, I stopped into a consignment shop to pick up a piece of furniture. On my way to view the piece, I passed a framed picture leaning up against the front counter, that caught my eye. When I returned with the furniture piece, I took a longer look at the framed art. It was obviously a print or a poster, but I liked the colorful vase and flowers. There was just something about it... Out of curiosity, I looked in the bottom corners for a signature, and didn't find one. Didn't matter anyway, because I liked it. The warmth of the flowers and vase were very pleasing. I snapped it up as it was ON SALE 1/2 OFF! (of $9)!! The frame was worth more that that! It wasn't until years later, when I took it down from the wall to give the frame a good cleaning, that I discovered that it was a Vincent van Gogh painting - Imperial Fritillaries in a Copper Vase! The signature is at the top, which is why I had missed it.

[@onlyeyeno]

I must admit that the "Strawberries" looked more like raspberries to me before the restoration...!! Both in colour and shape (general appearance) ?

[@darkfuji196]

According to my gardening friend the leaves look a lot more like raspberry leaves than strawberry ones aswell

[@celluloid-kali]

I just commented on this myself. As a painter, I could see the spherical little globes and although a lot of the paint was lost, some of the highlights were visible on the little raspberry globules. I was quite sad he didn't seem to notice. And not too keen on his version of strawberries.

[@paulcline9027]

Yeah, whoever retouched it before Julian must've got his art degree from Trump University xD

[@Saan42]

Agree - the strawberries here are the first time I've seen him do something that I actually didn't think looked amazing, or very much like they may have looked originally. You can see the little white reflective dots on the original, which he changed to orange dots, and the colour is definitely more a raspberry colour. Also agree with the other person here that the leaves look like raspberry, not strawberry, leaves.

[@fart63]

@@Saan42 to be fair, it’s really difficult to tell due to the damage on the work, as well as the awful retouching that doesn’t make it anymore clear. Also on the left side, there are a few spots that look like the top leaves of strawberries

[@smruthipradeep1941]

My ears feel blessed to listen to Julien say “Gloopy gloppy fruit”

[@francescosirotti8178]

It's intersting to notice that Julian is amazed that the owner loved the work more than the name of the author, and that it's the first time it happened to him. This speaks volumes about the "art" community. I think that if more people thought like this client, modern art museums would look a lot less awful....

[@SentinalhMC]

Well, "modern" art is mostly a money laundering scheme. Rich people commission an artist to create something and then get their friend who happens to be an appraiser to value it thousands of times higher than they paid for it then they donate it to a museum and claim the tax write off.

[@freckledcatcreations]

@@SentinalhMC wooowwwww. that's frustrating

[@baronofclubs]

@@SentinalhMC I've heard this repeated over and over again with no source ever given. The articles related art and money laundering I've read all speak of the movement of art and inflation of prices of classical and/or well known works being moved around under the "Unknown Buyer" or "Unknown Collector" moniker as a means to purchase and sell art as the means in which the laundering takes place. The "Modern Art is Money Laundering" aspect seems to come from a place of folklore and desire for an impromptu explanation for something not understood than a place of knowledge and facts.

[@skwervin1]

I remember a few years back on I think it was "Antiques Roadshow" someone had a painting brought back to England from Australia by his parents several decades ago. It was a landscape and the Expert said it wasn't worth a great deal, maybe 100 or 200 pounds. He said the sky was too bright a blue and the trees were ill shaped. The owner said the family loved it and he was happy with it anyway. The owner was later contacted by someone who actually knew Australian painters and yes our skies are actually that bright a blue because the light here is different. The painting was by a guy called Arthur Streeton who is a famous Aussie painter and it was actually valued at about a quarter to a half a million pounds. It had been 'missing' for many years (it had been in an exhibition many years before I believe) and the owners had bought it for about 50 pounds at the time - it was one of his earlier works before he became famous. I have a bunch of oils my parents bought from a guy at a local market about 40 years ago - he would sell his works ranging from little tiny pieces about 3 x 3 inches to much larger works. After they died I looked him up on the internet on the off chance he might have gone somewhere - and his works are actually now worth something - not a lot but something. I love them all because I have the memory of meeting him at his stall, and that some of them are of the same places in different seasons and you can see how things changed and how his work improved.

[@keyholes]

It might also be the cost of conservation, especially one as extensive as this. If you're spending thousands conserving a painting with questionable provenance, you need to have the money to spare not to see that as a huge financial loss. In terms of owning and maintaining art, love is expensive.

[@TheStuffMade]

The retouching really is the most impressive part of these restorations. It seems like much of the other work is something that can be learned, but doing a proper retouching where the missing parts suddenly blend perfectly with the existing painting requires both talent and skills.

[@hotwheelsearl]

And that’s why, despite being experienced in conservation/restoration of musical instruments and ancient coins, I can never do art, much as I’d like.

[@onyxdragonlady9928]

The fact that they wanted this painting no matter who the artist was just made me very teary eyed for some reason. I am so happy this painting gets restored and loved.

[@anouk1034]

I’d never thought we would see an end with this painting. What a rollercoaster ride it was.

[@appleciderwitch]

Every time Julian drops into an ad, I always am like, "OH YOU GOT ME AGAIN, JULIAN"

[@Ghost_0418]

The amount of work this man puts not only into each project, but learning and getting to the skilled restoration artist he is today is so admirable. I hope he knows that

[@deeranfoxworthy6069]

"Loves the painting for what the experience brings them" This brought tears to my eye. Reminded me of the appreciation of art that my late grandmother instilled into me. Spending hours in art galleries. She spent many years as well working for a museum of fine art as well. Those are some wonderful memories. I'm truly grateful to have been exposed to the wonders of art and gained such a strong appreciation for them as well.

[@123lodge8]

Hattie Wilson was a millionaire’s wife in Atlanta. She was a supporter of the arts and donated her Peachtree Street mansion to be used as an art school and gallery in 1926. This piece was probably gifted to her.

[@tea9047]

its clear that this painting means so much to the client. im glad its so well loved.

[@SkyOctopus1]

"I know there are strawberries here".. Ooh.. that's what they were.

[@Spilled_Pizza]

Coulda sworn they were raspberries

[@ghostlightwhisper6802]

They were so gloppy looking I thought they were a dish of preserves.

[@roguenz9848]

@@Spilled_Pizza I agree with you. The leaf hanging off the edge looks like a raspberry leaf.

[@Spilled_Pizza]

@@roguenz9848 glad to know I’m not the only one who felt that way, especially with the inclusion of the black berries

[@Suilimani]

I thought they were cherries when he first started

[@lyndao7356]

Art for arts sake. I love that family. And those golden grapes in the center, what wonderful placement & color, they’re transparent! A miracle. Thank you. Thank you 🙏

[@sofhispalis]

I thought those berries were Raspberries and not Strawberries. But it's a wonderful job! One more time, congratulations! I'm a Julian fan!

[@thismans1405]

To me the tone is rasberries but the shape is straberries

[@HobbykochKai]

Considering the leaves hanging out of the bowl, I would say there were raspberries, too.

[@Omegashotgun]

@@HobbykochKai Please look into Severin Roesen's work. Comparing to his other stills, the bowl is quite apparently similar to other bowls of strawberries, and the extent of the damage very much changed how it looked before retouching.

[@inkenhafner7187]

@@Omegashotgun just looked it up and you're right. The strawberries don't make much sense to me, but to Roesen they obviously did and that's the point.

[@chazzyb8660]

Yup, the leaf, the colour tone, that surviving bit of stalk all said raspberries to me too, but Julian had the image in front of him, we just had the video. I'll leave it up to him.

[@matthewmachanda9390]

He won’t get me. He won’t get me this time. *takes a sip of wine* “And that’s why” He got me.

[@pinkajou656]

Yup.

[@jacksmancave170]

The insight you have into the painting, as well as the sensitivity to the client's desires, couple with your talents both as a conservator and an artist, make viewing video series like this truly joyful. Thank you for sharing!

[@schoonergirl2658]

I am amazed by the change in this painting; it seems both familiar and new at the same time. That’s quite a feat of restoration magic. Another astounding job!

[@susancase1541]

I almost starting crying as the strawberries came back into life. The music, the colors, the artistry... just beautiful. Thank you.

[@dwightschrute4477]

Who else has been on edge waiting for this??!

[@Txur_Itan]

Me!

[@franklesser5655]

Me!

[@betareleasemusic]

Me!!!

[@tmskb]

Yes!

[@antastasia]

mee!!

[@BubyIW]

Julian’s critiques about the past restoration work is worded so eloquently that you overlook how violent it actually is

[@chiaravalenti7635]

I'm currently studying art restoration and conservation in Venice and i got pretty excited when you talked about tratteggio! Cesare Brandi was the first one to explain this technique in the context of restoration. I want to thank you for your passion, they could be just ASMR videos but you choose to educate everyone on this beautiful job in such a professional but simple way, and that's why i love your channel! Greetings from Venezia! ❤️

[@KiwiLombax15]

Probably weird but the way Rosen paints grapes is mouth watering. They look so plump and juicy!

[@LRWdesign]

Being an artist and having worked in oils, watercolors, and various other mediums, when I go to see gallery work or museum pieces I am drawn into the subtle shadings, the textures, the techniques, the feeling works evoke in me. From a micro mosiac table top to Chihuly glass, it all has its own beauty that astounds. Thank you for bringing back the vibrancy of this piece. It is a lovely still life. 🥰

[@thellamacorn8902]

Wow, I can't imagine throwing away a painting that's been in the family for ages, just because it turned out it was made by a different painter! It's still a part of the family history, you know?

[@ForrestHanson]

Julian's ads are so top-tier they're actually content.

[@NiktheBik]

something about the painting's owner getting so excited about the mystery of the signature made me want to cry. I'd be so excited too! it makes me upset that so many people value a piece of art only based on its monetary value/clout and not for its story and the simple achievement of the original artist, whoever they may be.

[@elizabethgranger21]

ok so I know it's super beautiful that the client loves the painting for what it is rather than who the artist was, but I STILL DESPERATELY NEED THIS MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED 😰

[@f_f_f_8142]

The simplest explanation is obviously that the signature that was painted over is the original one.

[@zvchara]

My theory is that it was one of his students painting :)

[@carlotta4th]

It's most likely one of his student's paintings. That isn't sure without research into the other works she did, of course, but it's the most likely explanation (and why her signature was covered to begin with--to try and increase the cost of the painting).

[@krismorris4282]

I thought it might be the bad “restorer’s” signature. If they treated it like a paint-by-number then I wouldn’t put it past them to be tacky enough to sign it.

[@mircat28]

Then you aren't a lover of the art piece itself.

[@Boobelula]

In my opinion, it is one (if not THE ONE) of your best works. It's just... Idk, I honestly feel something like justice to this paint. That's incredible

[@tina7151]

I love the story of the client's reaction

[@bowkatiewow]

The owners sound like such lovely people. I’m glad they got their beautiful painting back

[@spinejackel]

“unfortunately this painting doesn’t know that. i mean, how could it? it’s an inanimate object, it doesn’t know anything. it has no options” true, but sometimes it’s fun to give an inanimate object a personality.

[@Nuqwerq]

What I find the most wonderful about your videos is how, through the videos, we realize how much you love your job.

[@kyuutatsu]

I gotta say, this painting had me in knots with how badly it was damaged and how badly it'd been conserved previously. I was like "Can Julian really do it?!" And then you did, and it was magical!

[@TheSalishplant]

I also thought the fruit in the bowl were raspberries! Looking at leaves - with a botanical eye - but Julian is the professional chosen. The peach in the center does bug me though - not quite right shape. But I looked forward to each episode - restlessly waiting!!! Kudos!

[@siiruliiru]

Same! The shape of that peach bugs me so much

[@haleighdensmore5481]

thank GOD i found a comment w all of the exact same things i was saying, thought i was the only one who noticed the peach! idk just bothered me sm😂

[@auntkaz422]

Honestly I have never understood people who look at art from a purely monitory point of view. I don't care how much its worth, if I don't find it aesthetically pleasing, I don't want it in my home. To me art has to do with how something touches our soul.

[@southernbiscuits1275]

Listening to this man explain his thoughts on why this painting was deserving of the loving care he gave it, transcending the painting from a mere dollars and cents situation to one of emotional humanity restores my faith that there are still people in the world who see it filled with possibilities, who do not judge in terms of right and wrong. We are surrounded by millions and millions of possibilities of colors and sounds and scents, of human potentialities. We are the inheritors of all the beauty in the world, physical and emotional, if we will but accept that beauty as it is and not place a value upon it. Mr. Baumgartner understands this and is a treasure just as much as the paintings he restores.

[@rici-1858]

Dear Julian, I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate the amount of knowledge you convey with your videos. I and so many other people all around the world can learn about art restoration, even when they don't have any background knowledge. I love how you share so much of your knowledge in such an uplifting, humorous and passionate manner. Thank you so much!

[@sophiatomlinson1231]

Everybody talking about the strawberries but those peaches were hella impressive as well!

[@dianalondono5599]

13:40 brought a smile to my face. Is so wonderful when you find a client that loves art for what it is and not for the name of the painter. Im glad it didn't end in the trash

[@hobbitonASMR]

This man is so compelling that I literally signed up for the wine box while watching 💀

[@Dreymasmith]

You are not fighting it, you are freeing it from its bonds. It's just that some of those bonds are really thick and rusted on. Love the rescue job

[@narcissistically2461]

Those strawberries were a trust the process moment for sure. They turned out great!

[@pddlivros3332]

imagine having a painting with a mysterious story like this o would litterally tell everyone who saw it

[@AlanYoungIII]

I never really appreciated 'mundane' scenarios--like still life--but watching you restore this picture (and the rest of these videos in your channel) has changed my mind. The level of detail is fantastic. Thank you for that.

[@taylornezovich7552]

Every single time you say you aren’t an artist it breaks my heart.

[@Reszig22]

Those golden grapes may be the most beautiful painted fruit I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t stop looking at them. They look like they would taste like the food of Greek gods or the bubble fruit that Jason eats in the beyonders.

[@googleoogle]

why is every sentence in this video a total potent quotable?? it's like a full audio essay he has such good scripts

[@armalvior]

Julian is now the god of Ad Transition... Like, we will never know when it will come only him knows.

[@Mrstealth93]

Indeed. A nice, smooth transition. No sudden, loud jump right into the ad. Fairly certain i speak for myself, but i can somehow tell when he is doing the transition given the subtle change in narration.

[@lillibron5757]

He’s ahead of his league with these smooth ad transitions...

[@melo9916]

the only ad transition to date that has made me chuckle instead of just skip ahead.

[@pollomago]

It took me by surprise on this one... Last video I figure it out... But this one was amazing

[@StephanieLeannSimmons]

So true. When came up, I was like, "Dang it you got me again Julian." lol

[@bcgrote]

I love the luminosity on the grapes! I hope the family rehangs this tough little piece again, it's an interesting canvas.

[@zephiel70]

Julian, thank you for going in depth about your painting processes. I've been watching for a while now and I've been adding your tricks into my own works and it's made me feel more accomplished as well as develop a better rendering in the end. :)

[@sarahp6512]

The fact that this is the first time in your 20+ year long career that a client has chosen to continue with restoration work when you've found 2 signatures is mind blowing. Even if the identity of the artist matters, it shouldn't be more important than the art itself, right?

[@joeb4142]

Emotional connection is most important.

[@linengray]

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. No one can restore a painting like me - Julian Baumgartner.

[@lindseydejesus1877]

WE NEED MERCH WITH THIS

[@helenamarie4337]

@@lindseydejesus1877 no. we dont.

[@minawashere8575]

@@helenamarie4337 yes we do

[@city3354]

@@helenamarie4337 this is the second post i have seen you hating on someone just stop ok if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything so basically what I'm saying is don't be a major bitch

[@matrix3509]

Your ability to color match honestly blows my mind.

[@julianmay5754]

Art restoration: the only place where a man can flex on some fruit and have it really mean something.

[@yourbookisexceptionallylou4906]

Some of my favorite videos are when you get to add a lot of retouching. You're singing a harmony in a song to a lost melody

[@Lootlamaf6v]

When you were talking about art for art sake, whow that’s how I look at pictures. I don’t care who painted it, but how it makes me feel when looking at it 🙂

[@yvonnemccarthy4957]

That bowl of strawberries is an education in how to blend color. Bravo!

[@Moose6960]

Makes me think of a line from F for Fake: "Is it really just a forgery, my friend? Is it not also a painting?"

[@RamoArt]

I'm an artist and I kind of like the idea of my art changing over the years. Maybe not in the shape of pipes being pushed right through it, but a few cracks here and there and slightly yellowed varnish sound pretty neat to me. If I ever make it big I'll be sure to hide "please only do minimal retouching, thanks" in fluorescent paint somewhere in my work.

[@DanielaGonzalez-xh4vy]

Remember all retouching is supposed to be minimal. If you, the artist, want to add an "older" look, you can always add a yellow-brown glaze on top of the painting. Although I'm not a fan of the cracks and old varnish, it would be fun to encounter a painting in which the artist wanted it to age!

[@MishaShivers]

I bet the artist could indicate their wishes in that regard with some information on the back of the canvas, kind of like how Julian does with his little restoration info cards.

[@direct-music]

Absolutely love the bit at 4:04. That’s a very good technique for getting going on a project.

[@PataPtichou]

How, that was almost painfull to see Julian paint a whole bowl of realistic strawberries in less than 50 minutes when it took me 2 days to paint half of a pomelo 😭😂😂

[@catboymothman2495]

Seeing the before and after is so impressive because in the before, everything looks like it's wilting and dying, but in the after, it all looks full of life

[@ameliezhou8887]

I’m glad that the owner doesn’t care whether it’s the original painting, but I do hope you can dig out some more information. I’m really curious - not in a “the original piece would worth much more” way, simply in a bit of detective way ;)

[@hotwheelsearl]

Simplest explanation is likely the best. Rosen gave lessons. Student learns from Rosen. Student makes a very good Rosen-esque painting. Student signs painting. Later, someone figures they can up the value by painting a fake Rosen signature over the original. Profit 💰

[@l4nd3r]

@@hotwheelsearl Thing is the family lore about the painting says they got it from Rosen, so most likely a student painted part of it and then Rosen put his signature there and sold it as it was his, or the student himself did so. Both signatures match in age, so it couldn't be something done later.

[@samanthadean1083]

I love how much shade Julian throws politely in these videos!!! 😂

[@ashleysuvs5187]

Imagine how much value it will add to the painting in the future that it was featured in a Baumgartner Video!

[@joeb4142]

I’ve been wondering about that

[@stephaniewaters4931]

I would watch 30-60 minutes of you just retouching with soothing music. It calms my frazzled nerves! Thank you!