The Conservation of George Inness' "The Roman Campagna"
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For this video our subject is a painting by the American Master George Inness. This painting was executed during Inness' second sojourn to Italy in 1874 and is one of two paintings of similar subject matter.
This painting was owned by a university and museum before it became available to the public and ultimately the clients. At some point, perhaps in the mid 1940's the painting underwent a conservation whereby it was lined with an aluminum interleaf. After discussing options with the clients it was decided that this conservation would seek to undo all of that work and return the painting to Inness' vision as close as possible.
This video was shot over the period of about 4 weeks during which the work was executed as necessary. This video is not exhaustive, does not provide a comprehensive view of the work that was required to conserve the artwork or show some of the steps before, during or after the work. And as always, this video is not meant to be instructional.
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One of the most influential American artists of the nineteenth century, Inness was influenced, in turn, by the Old Masters, the Hudson River school, the Barbizon school, and, finally, the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg, whose spiritualism found vivid expression in the work of Inness's maturity (1879-1894).
Although Inness’s style evolved through distinct stages over a prolific career that spanned more than forty years and 1,000 paintings, his works consistently earned acclaim for their powerful, coordinated efforts to elicit depth of mood, atmosphere, and emotion. Neither pure realist nor impressionist, Inness was a transitional figure who intended for his works to combine both the earthly and the ethereal in order to capture the complete essence of a locale. A master of light, color, and shadow, he became noted for creating highly ordered and complex scenes that often juxtaposed hazy or blurred elements with sharp and refined details to evoke an interweaving of both the physical and the spiritual nature of experience. In Inness’s words, he attempted through his art to demonstrate the "reality of the unseen” and to connect the "visible upon the invisible."
Within his own lifetime, art critics hailed Inness as one of America's greatest artists. Often called "the father of American landscape painting," Inness is best known for his mature works that not only exemplified the Tonalist movement but also displayed an original and uniquely American style.
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“Unnecessary, excessive and totally inappropriate” RAG EM JULIAN
GOT EMMMMMMM
I would like, but currently, the likes are at 420.
Chloe Elizabeth Lloyd LMFAOOOOOO
Inappropriate? (˵ ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o˵)
@Virtual Pilgrim yikes bro
Julian being so happy the canvas was affixed with tacks then to him being utterly disgusted when he finds out the bars were held on place with staples was hilarious.
Edit: congratulations Julian for reaching a million subscribers.
Absolutely glorious
Knox Brown my exact reaction 😭😭😭
So memeable
The staples were there because the aluminum panel was stiff.
Even though I’m a person way younger than him, I’m still comfortable with saying that it was kind of adorable.
Julian: A calm, patient, cool guy
Fans of his work: *Radiating chaotic energy*
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be
Most definitely
Lawful good and chaotic evil
@@lavenderhearts5751 I must be Chaotic Good. Love starting out with studio in perfect order. My closets, even down to my linens & shoes, lined up by type & colors. I'm amused by people who can't understand why I then make a huge mess throughout, only to pickup after myself while they're over, like I'm the errant child, while creating: because I completely let go! Closets are orderly. But fine linen and bare, folded art canvases are stored on opposite sides of the same closet! Please don't confuse them, I don't want to primer over your food stain!😂
You guys should've seen his live stream. There were some technical difficulties and he couldn't provide good audio and video at the same time. The chat couldn't seem to get that and kept on complaining. Julian was so pissed off 😂
"I like to tidy up even though nobody ever sees this at the back."
2.2 million views
This just goes to show his humility
thats why it called 'fine' art restoration
Make it 3 lol 😂
...and I just happened to be watching another person restoring a painting, the guy starts ripping the back of the canvas off and I start yelling; You animal! What are you doing, you're going to destroy the painting! Baumgartner is having some influence on me. Now I question myself at work, ok, so nobody will probably notice, but will I be proud? What if someone else sees it. What will it say about me. 🤔 I'm going to have to stop watching his videos. I think it's turning me into a more ethical and thoughtful person.
@Virtual Pilgrim This is Baumgartner, you peasant. If you don't want to watch the entire video, go back to 5-minute crafts.
Old conservator: **staples on stretcher** **paints brown glaze on gold frame**
Julian: *I'm about to end this man's whole career*
I imagine that man is dead, considering the previous conservation was done 80 years ago.
Nicholas Miller r/whoosh
More like spitting on that guy’s grave
@@emmawilliamson8441 - The joke didn't go over my head. It just doesn't make sense.
@@Ntyler01mil nerd
I was so surprised when he stopped walking and started straight up talking to the camera lmao it was like when characters break the fourth wall on TV 😂
Where??
this!
this could have been the single ad ive ever enjoyed watching in my life.
So happy to see our guy stealing more of the show, his work is great and the paintings are gorgeous. But come on, we all here for the Julian.
our boy's ad segue was fire tho
I fell like “inappropriate” is Julian’s version of “disgusting”.
Also love your videos Julian!
Yes one feels the “weight” of inappropriateness.
A masterclass of diplomacy as well as conservation. 0:26
The master of the understatement x
"The last conservator decided to staple it together..."
Me: WHAT A CHARLATAN
But how about some appreciation for the previous conservator's use of a thin layer of bees' wax as a glue? It held everything together firmly, but was ... EASILY REVERSIBLE.
@Virtual Pilgrim ? go find it yourself I don't owe you anything
@Virtual Pilgrim Yikes dude, you copied this reply to every comment quoting him. You lonely or something?
I don't really understand why the previous restorer at the same time left the keys in the stretcher. He fixed the painting on a non-stretching aluminum base, fixed the stretcher with staples - but left the keys, whose task is to stretch the canvas. What's the point?
@@pavel-gubanov Well, all we can do is wonder 😂
“Technologically advanced method”
*spreads glue with fingers*
Your sarcasm is so convincing
Bernice Oerlemans
It’s exactly what I’ve come to expect in woodworking videos.
You know I sometimes dislike people with convincing sarcasm when the sarcasm isn't extremely obvious. For example when I was a kid I wanted to go to the beach in the middle of autumn, I was a kid so I didn't know much . My mother sarcastically said that we will but I didn't pick up on it and I was so upset when we didn't go .anyway I love that this guy makes the sarcasm obvious while keeping a convincing voice
Bernice Oerlemans i dont think it was a sarcasm. Dont make thing serious. I do believe he was just want to make fun and relax while enjoying his video
I was going to like this comment but then I realized it was at 666 and i want it to stay that way for a while longer.
@@CeciliaMichaelis brits be like
19:55 "some conservators like to glue this down to the stretcher. I don't. because thats a terrible idea" LMAO
gracefil the shaaaaaade 😂
Julian gives noooo fucks lol
gracefil hahahaha
Be quiet?
That made me laugh so much!
"The sun has been around as long as I've been alive... " Julian immortal confirmed?
_You cant prove hes _*_not_*_ immortal till he dies_
The sun has been around as long as every single one of us is alive
nuh-huh. if he was an immortal, he would not allow that previous conservator to apply the brown oil paint over the gold framework.
@Virtual Pilgrim 23:54
I’m not a conservator but imagine being the person who used brown oil paint on top of such a nice gold frame.
It’s basically just a staining. Not full paint
@@kylahtomlinson2620 No, it's actual paint, as mentioned in the video
New insult: “You’re the type to cover gold leaf with brown oil paint!”
paint or not, it was totally _inappropriate_
why would anyone shit on a gold frame??? WHY????????
In another 60+ years conservators will be like "and we know this is another one of Julian's works because of his such neat use of Belgium linen as a strip lining" lol
And because of his dna in his old toothbrush :)
AvalonDemina or stuff will be so advanced that they will be like look at what this fool did
Pat W 😂 maybe or maybe they will be impressed lol
Probably not. As amazing as conservators can be, they only really get "noticed" if they did an awful job and ruined something in a piece of artwork, and then it's by the new conservator cursing them. Baumgartner is doing a good job so it's unlikely the painting will ever need a new conservator--so there's no one to notice the work he put into it.
carlotta4th unless you are insane enough to let your cats sit on it
him: *explains why he uses belgian linen and heat activated adhesive lining*
me: *sitting in bed eating chips* "yes of course, clearly its the superior method"
Your comment made me LOL
I love this comment omg
This comment worthy of Captain Holt of the 9-9.
Cool... you steal jokes!
@@ElHombreGato get that stick out of your ass and your ass off this website
Julian: so we're going to take this to my hottable...
Me at 1am: YES the HOTTABLE
Now THIS is what I'm gonna be watching during quarantine
da b That’s what I’m doing. Eating Cheetos
Legit me rn
I am starting today 😎👍
@@FangAoLi welcome to the rabbit hole! I've been watching these non-stop for days lol
jjiacobucci yesssss, and same
i love how julian's entire fanbase collectively has no idea what he's doing or what is going on but that doesn't stop us from cheering him on
fizziestix archivist here: I’ve some idea, but my area is paper/books
I know tho
so you're saying you learned nothing from him explaining every single thing he does?
@@sammyblaze4234 i hear him, but that doesn't exactly mean i'm always listening.
I feel like we're all over here, watching and thinking: "OH NO, STAPLES?! WHAT IS THIS AMATEUR WORK?!! Don't you know tacks are what the professionals use? GET IT TOGETHER, PREVIOUS CONSERVATIONIST."
You can tell our homeboy is getting more comfortable on camera/mic
So proud of our little painting boy
is your name supposed to say "aesthetic?"
@@kellz6266 no it's aesteTHIC
@@kellz6266 its an inside joke
@@arthur6703 yes
Alright Julian, you can drop the act. You can stop trying to claim you're a professional art conservator, we all know you're a professional roaster who shows his superior skills by being salty as hell and dishing out subtle insults and just masterfully conserves art on the side as a guise.
Don't blow his cover! He's got to be professional about it.
0:57
i'm not surprised he keeps champagne in the studio, to be honest.
I didn’t notice that and now I’m cackling I-
@@prettygirlemily35 same sis same
maybe originally for clients that might’ve discussed the paintings in person and if not hey those are the perks of being your own boss lol
Maybe it's a really special solvent 😂😂😂
@@ashzilla20 😂👏👏
Julian: "you don't need to be a good painter in order to be a good retoucher"
Also Julian from last video: *Painting Saint Mary's nose like a renaissance artist*
lmao my thoughts exactly
Yes!! That's exactly what I thought 😂
He's explicitly telling you that being a good painter and being a good retoucher need two different, mutually oppossite, sets of skills. He just happens to have BOTH sets of skills under his belt. You gotta respect that.
@@notfeedynotlazy bro it was just a joke
@@yourmom66600 bro it was just a compliment to his skills in regard of your joke
Every time Julian is disgusted by something or is proud of himself we all always think something along the lines of “rookie mistake” or “I would’ve done that” despite 99% of us knowing nothing about how to actually conserve paintings
duuude, straight facts... when he roasts past conservators I'm like *scoff* "bush league"
That’s so true lol 😂😂
“RIP to the other conservator but I’m different”
@@loopnugz1663 and you're a 2 year old with no mouth filter.
@@loopnugz1663 And? Why go out of your way to be unkind?
"the last conservator stapled it together"
me, at 3:00 am, eating a fruit rollup: tsktsk rookie mistake
“You don’t need to be a good artist to do good restoration work.”
Monkey Jesus: *”Am I a joke to you?”*
Ruby Y. It wasn’t about skill, she used waaayyyy too much overpaint, you’re only supposed to retouch damaged areas.
@@Alex-rw9nn and not retouch everything or else ,
Ecco Monno
@@Alex-rw9nn Only blow the bloody doors off
@Virtual Pilgrim are you using a bot to spam this comment everywhere?
I’d love to see him fix monkey jesus.
Julian: "the previous conservator did not add a stretcher bar"
me, watching youtube in bed at 3pm on a wednesday while eating wheat thins and drinking warm coors light: "what a loser"
omg you cracked me up lol!! thats was great.
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
very specific, i like it
metalguyn me
*Sad Italian Noises*
No one:
Absolutely Not a Soul:
Some Random Guy in the 40s: "Okay but what if I repaint this frame brown?"
StormyJellybean it was probably in the 70’s or 80’s, it was a trend to paint older ornate frames brown
@@hopeymik kind of like the trend of burning down historical libraries and churches, except this trend can be reversed...
@@StormBurnX not like that trend at all
Depending on the geographic life of this painting it could have been painted brown to avoid being stolen during times of war, as if it looks like wood it’s less likely to get nicked
@@StormBurnX Are you referring to a particular event? Because I am really behind on world affairs, so I would have no idea.
As a heritage professional who has worked in museums and archives, I highly HIGHLY appreciate Julien's dedication to provenance and transparency! You might think it was the norm, but I've spent tons of hours doing detective work for paintings or artefacts to find just a small amount of provenance when it should have been available in the case file or other files associated with it.
"If you don't see the damage, then the damage doesn't really exist, does it?"
Tell that to my therapist 😂😅😭
I relate a bit too much omg 😭😂
I'm a therapist and that's my 101 struggle with my clients. So don't worry... We know... :P
@Virtual Pilgrim ... sorry for uh, offending you? ._.
"the last conservator decided to staple it together"
me, a baumgartner regular: nononononononononono not the s t a p l e s
BLASPHEMY
OH GOD
staples: * exist *
julian: what is this *t r a s h*
@circlek Don't forget the drunk workers, my house was built by a team of them
@circlek nope, we had wires going everywhere and leading to nowhere, some weren't even properly grounded. It's a miracle our house lasted so long
If you told me that at some point in my life I'd be addicted to watching art restoration, I'd have laughed right in your face. Yet, here I am. I need help. I can't get enough.
It's addicting
Have you watched Drain Addict videos of an Aussie plumber clearing blocked drains?! They're just as fascinating.
@@CallieMasters5000 That sounds like it's right up my alley. I'll check it out! Another one of my guilty pleasures on TH-cam is the "Marling Baits" channel. The dude makes fishing lures. I'm not a fisherman, nor am I a woodworker, but I'm fascinated watching people making and/or fixing things.
A while ago it was a cup of coffee every moring, now I need at least a restored victorian portrait straight into my veins just to get going...
Jason Cole same🤩🤩
Just when you think you're done.... O M G the freeking FRAME!! The "after" with the frame restoration...it's like a reflector that makes the painting glow! I wish we could hear audio of your clients when they first see it restored!
My words exactly!🤗
"Holy $hit!"
Julian: removes label very carefully.
Me: INTERNALLY SCREAMING IN FEAR.
S A M E
Julian: **walks into frame and starts talking directly to the camera**
Me: **loud gasp**
*surprised pikachu face*
Yep, that was weird. 😲✌
I did that too. I really enjoy being the invisible person watching everything he's doing
That was literally the best cut to a sponsored message. I freaking loved it!
I was shook
“-So we got a golden frame on this painting, what should we do about it ?
-Paint it diarrhea brown”
You know fuck the artist let’s add some aluminum and really fuck this painting up
And staple the stretcher together while you’re at it
Maybe quite sensible at the time if it was done during the war - probably likely the painting had to be transported somewhere safer than wherever it had been, and the frame needed to be made more inconspicuous - just, maybe wasn't intended to be left for quite as long as it was.
*Brilliant idea*
@@SadNauseam It was more than likely painted over the gold parts to stop the Nazi's from taking the painting from the museum or church.
"some conservators like to glue this down to the stretcher. I don't. I think that'a terrible idea. It's messy & it's hard to remove later."
damn Julian you really came for them there
Not gonna lie when you looked at the camera and started talking I shat myself. I felt like god caught me sinning
ikrrrr i feel so exposed
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the fact that this man not only restores the art, he does woodwork, builds his own tools and is basically a chemist.
like damn dude how many skills do you have?
This kind of expertise is what makes good conservators basically the equivalent of surgeons in the art world, the skills needed are just... Immense
most painters were builders and had other skills, i mean da vinci enough said.
@@catavasken Could you explain what is he doing wrong or why is he 50 years behind in this profession?
I am learning lots here, I am just a painter who on occassions repairs tears on my canvases.
Enough skills that you would not want to abduct his daughter.
@@redangrybird7564 Yeah, I really don't really know why this guy is alluding to Baumgartner lacking a scientific understanding, I believe chemistry is pretty much intrinsic in most courses relating to art conservation... Or at least it is where I live.
I love the casual roasting of other conservators like damn
Meghan Angela it's done in such a way its mesmerizing
This is actually going to become a running joke, eventually...
Well he isn’t perfect either
we just love to make others look bad don't we
lol his time will come too, just you wait
Little trick for handling gold leaf: take a square of wax paper and lay it over the leaf, then lift up. This will allow you to remove it from the packet one sheet at a time and transfer it freely. I bind books which means I do gilding for edges as well as cover art, and this trick has made the process so much easier and less wasteful.
I love how calm and collected julian is in his criticisms and his fans are just on kill all the time
"some conservators like to glue this down to the stretcher, I don't because I think that's a terrible idea." 😂😂😂
Beautiful Iris I read your comment the second he said that lol
@@bailee702 me too!! 😂😂
I legit cackled when he said that
julian: “i’m going to be using a very technologically advanced method of spreading this glue”
julian: *uses finger*
Juliana Brumley 😂😂😂 right
He's a sassy boy ❤
Yup
I love how he was total straight face for that xD
Juliana Brumley me going to the comments to see if anyone else caught that :
Me: TH-cam, what will I watch tonight
TH-cam: how about some guy from Chicago restoring a masterpiece painting?
I really don't understand how Julian does not have a Netflix show yet.
I feel like our boy Julian has gotten sassier over the course of these videos.
This is definitely not a complaint.
In his low-key way.
Sassier
i like the sass
@DJ Kombatbunni I knoww
Yep I really like the low-key sass , kind of humanizing and he's earned it , he has skills
Nobody:
Me no knowing anything about this: yes the fish gelatin is a very good choice
Nay2Timezz 😂😂😂😂
fr 😂
I was going to say frog egg gelatin BUT I WAS A FOOL! fish gelatin! perfect choice.
when he says “to protect the painting” I always say
Using a technique called facing, he should use Washi Kozo
I found myself asking about rabbit skin glue multiple times throughout. 😂
"You can see there's a bow there" that looks straighter than me
HAHAH I laughed out loud
Not to ever say these videos are boring, because they’re not and I love them, but I have terrible insomnia and these videos are often the only way I can fall asleep anymore. His voice is so calming. He’s methodical, knowledgeable, precise, and regimented, and the occasional use of music is tasteful and beautiful. I’ve probably watched the beginning of his videos 100 times and seen the end maybe once or twice per video. Thank you for all of these beautiful videos; they’re works of art in and of themselves. I actually sleep sometimes because of this channel!
Him: this is totally inappropriate.
Me, dozing off at 12am: drag em
David ah. 1,000th comment. Also it’s 12:36 am rn and now..
11:50 am...
12:06
0103 am ;)
Cherie DOGGO you commented this 6 months later, you have no right to say that.
JULIAN: "Because if you don't see the damage, the damage doesn't really exist, does it?"ME: "that's the reason I wear makeup, don't expose me Julian."
Same
*sigh* Yep.
sameeeeer🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🤷🤷🤷😩😩😩
Julien: smalls dots of oil-free-archival-fully-reversible paint to mask the damage.
Me: small dots of full-coverage concealer to mask the acne marks.
That really hits home. Make me stares at the corner for a couple minutes
The camera on the sawing table: 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ W O N K
me: wwwooonnnkkkyyyy
Julian's very polite distain at certain things is one of my favorite things
“The past conservator used oil paints, which is inappropriate”
me: wow how embarrassing
Gabby Tezaguic you making this comment: I’m going to make something relatable and funny
Me: I don’t get it
@@OVS8264 thanks, Dr. Edge lord
You are welcome Dr. Edge lord
@@OVS8264 Baumgartner is always talking about how his paint could be easily removed. Gabby Tezaguic has probably watched so much that he thinks he is an expert himself, just by watching Baumgartner restaurating paintings. It is funny because it is relatable that I watched a lot of his videos too.
@@kevinTG554 bro my reply is a "JOKE". You probably don't know much about those and that's because you just got r/wooosh OMG GET FUCKING PRANKED YOU ACT LIKE YOU'RE SO SMART BUT MY JOKE WENT OVER YOUR STUPID BALD HEAD HA LOL STFU AND SIT DOWN BOI
"unnecessary, excessive and totally inappropriate" is my whole mood about life.
If that aint me
my favorite quote right next to "my disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined".
can relate lol
Username checks out.
...I try not to judge.... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I'm a long standing digital artist, and I had almost completely lost my love for art, and I didn't even know the reason behind it anymore, thank you so much, because watching you being so passionate about these art works made me remember why I became an artist to begin with.
As someone who wrote his dissertation on Inness, I really appreciate this video. Thank you--and the painting's owner[s]--for this treat!
am i the only one that loves when julien says “that would be totally inappropriate”
Other favorites are "I removed this, because it was completely unnecessary."
@@Palitato i sense a drinking game is inbound...
Total opposite, it quickly started grating my nuts. Its normally reserved for behavior and not function application. Another one that really gets my goat is "potentially"
@@omgz8876 thats why i find it funny, the uptight proper nature with which he regards his work, that he'd outright think it inappropriate conduct, as if applying too much filling is a faux pas much like arriving overdressed to a casual luncheon
It's the biggest kick in the dick to hear that come out his mouth lmfao
Anybody else completely throw off when he started talking to the camera? 😅 was not ready AT ALL
I panicked and thought a demon had possessed my tablet and was using his kind facade to trick me into giving away my firstborn or something
Ahahahah
I audibly gasped ngl
Damn square space and all those advertisers muscling in on creators. I'm glad they are putting marketing money into the system but its effecting the reason why I like to watch this channel, nice quiet and satisfying videos.
Yeah, I don't mind when chill videos have sponsors and they talk up the product in their videos, but it needs to fit the vibe of the video as a whole or it throws me off. I had to skip over the "ad" part of the video because it felt manic compared to the conservation narration. I wish he'd just calmly talked about the product.
Since I'm a retired Chemist I'm interested in what "solvents" he uses and at what times. Of course it is never mentioned in the video but at about the 9:25 minute mark here I see that he adds what is possibly water, then a heavier immiscible solvent that separates at the bottom (Methylene Chloride maybe?) then another liquid that enables the two previously immiscible solvents to mix. (I'm guessing that is Isopropyl alcohol).
This kind of customized mixing of different solvents I assume is what makes it possible to vary the concentrations of any of the solvents depending on the requirements of each individual task.
Yes I'm a bit of a geek but it is fascinating to me.
So question for you: I get that when he uses a solvant to remove the water based glue he applied at the beginning he doesn’t damage the painting in the process, but how is he able to apply a solvent that removes the bees was and not damage the painting?..
@@Maxime-ho9iv The Beeswax didnt need solvent at all. he said in the video that Beeswax Loses all adhesive properties when heated, so he just put the painting on the Hot Table, and it came right off.
@@datdabdoe1417 No, if you look carefully the video, he does melt the beeswax at first, but then it uses a solvant to remove it completely from the canvas.
@@Maxime-ho9iv I mean a solvent is just a solution that's able to dissolve things. Like water could dissolve the glue from the beginning. Julian makes a bunch of tests before he starts working on a project, so he can see which of the solvents in his studio are going to remove the different layers he needs off without risking harm to the paint layer.
In another video he mentions that his insurance company forbids him from giving details about specific solvents.
20:52 I love how delicate you put the fishing line around the tack and then go on violently hitting it with a hammer xD
No one at all:
Me, sipping on La Croix: Beeswax with MUSLIN lining?! F R A U D
I read this line in voice of Raymond Holt.
The only voice possible. Captain Holt ❤
*me eating pepperettes and cheese* I concur !!!
huh
Username checks out
“If you don’t see the damage, then the damage doesn’t really exist.”
-me defending myself about how I never talk about my feelings
I am a cringe compilation waiting to happen schrodinger cat
Ohh let me know when it all blows up
Yup
Didn't work for me at 16 with my dad when I dinged the car...
I am a cringe compilation waiting to happen Lmao!! This is an underrated comment
When the part of the frame with the burnished gold came clean, I was so blown away by how beautiful the frame was that I shed a couple of tears.
I am so glad the issue of light was presented. As a former negative retoucher and vice president of the company, an having trained hundreds on how to retouch over the years, I found light is just as important if not more important and any other point of information. We used light boxes and did our own testing to find the best light for each type of photograph to be printed. From outdoors in each phase of the day to student yearbook photos, light was a major factor in providing us with the image in truth. Thank you for sharing your work with us!
anxiety does not exist in this mans life. id be so scared to even touch these old paintings.. let alone cover them in fish glue
It's like some traumatic suspense thriller where the threat of complete disaster is a moment away... but the moment never comes.
Well, he was excited about this one, you could tell.
Oh yes! I was gritting my teeth when he pulled away the labels on the back. Fellow has nerves of steel.
He doesn't just touch them, he caresses them like a lover, and leaves them looking glorious!
The gold leafing process just blew my mind. Amazing talent.
I love how at 8:34 you can see the painting from his newest conservation video. Some of these paintings have their own cameo
who the hell saw that beautiful gold frame and was like, ‘make it brown!’
My thought exactly! What a travesty
That's what I was wondering!
Me either! Whyyyyy?
I know right! I mean I guess we have to remember there were previous owners so they had different tastes... not the best but at least it was reversible
😂😂history has had people with terrible judgement
Julian: I’m going to add keys
Me at 3 AM : GET THE GOD DAMN FISHING LINE
@Just Some Kraken With Internet Access
Oh more times than you could possibly imagine...
(I have no idea 😜)
@Just Some Kraken With Internet Access actual happend with my painting...stuffed it back into the old position.... :D
*expecting to get draged to the guillotine by an angry community
27:16 "because if you dont see the damage the damage doesnt really exist". Me when my mom asks what i did with the vase i broke
Just watched him scrape scrape scrape and scrape a painting over hours and hours and omg this painting coming off the wax so easily was love to my eyes omg
Julien: takes up the first bit of brown paint from the frame to reveal the beautiful gold color
Me: what monster would paint that brown?????
Honestly, it was probably due to a change in taste. That gold is pretty bright, so I could imagine that someone was trying to tone it down so that it would fit in better with their regular furniture.
My exact thought, I was like, wtf.....
I’m sure it was probably from a change in style. Someone not wanting it so flashy but it’s still a darn shame. The gold is absolutely stunning.
if Baum ever makes Merch he has to make T-Shirts with “Unnecessary" "excessive" and "totally inappropriate” on it
he's got merch ! with "superior" on it : D
No staples!
Blumen Seele yes
Blumen Seele inside baseball
Dont forget "polyurethane sucks" and "Scraping life"
why would they paint over all that gold on the frame, I'll never understand
julian’s incredible work aside, is anyone else completely blown away by the beauty of this painting? it’s just gorgeous. had to look it up so i could get a good look at it and gush over it for a few minutes.
Julian using words like “busted” and “dumpster fire” made my day. Sponsorship 10/10
Me, not knowing anything about art restoration: ah yes, perfect.only the finest BELGIAN linen for the lining
Im laughing out loud 😂😂😂 thank you
Your profile picture makes it better.😂
@@cutienerdgirl whats that supposed to mean....guessing u vote democrats u love seeing us nigguhs locked up in boxes on ur tv and in ur jails dontya mr white liberal??????
@@raymondflores5176
Man you gud? I think Pink was just referring to the expression of the person, not the race. I think that if you look at a comment and immediately think someone's being racist, you need to reevaluate your mindset.
@@nixusy im good bruh whats it to u do iknooooooooooooooooooooooooooo u foo arf arf when did i mention race quick dodge thier defending ur mysgynostic montotheiseistic chauvinstic nazisocialists like mao havin azz
$52,560 was spend for this master piece and I would have cried giving this piece to any other person than Baumgartner. Seeing it like that brought tears to my eyes. Without the restoration Inness ability of portraying light and mood was completly lost. That light hitting the ruins is just outerwordly beautiful! I wished you would lay hands on every piece of him, Mr. Baumgartner!
julian most of the time: super high tier, fancy, expensive equipment
julian at 16:36 : cheap pink mechanical pencil that everybody has
Me while knowing nothing and on my 4th bowl of cereal
: ahh yea that aluminum is pretty overkill
"everything i see, i want to put gold leaf on now."
(at a restaurant)
family: julian no, we're in public, please
julian: (wielding a gilder's brush in front of meal) *gol leef*
me when i got a big book of stickers
Incidentally the food additive code for pure gold is E175!
Stramgige
"Using staples"
Me whose on a binge watch of the videos:
"No he did not" 😮
You casually say the retouching is simply color matching but to a person who is color blind you are a magician. I enjoy watching your restorations because they are technical but mostly the subdued passion you have for your work.
"Some conservators like to glue this down to the stretcher...I DON'T because I think that is a
T E R R I B L E I D E A >:(
This video has just a little more of a chaotic energy than usual
I agree, less sterile compared to other videos. Has he relocated to a new studio ?
He's a Chaotic Neutral. That's why.
Yes, i agree
its the financial confidence square space gives him
@@starpoop2173 brilliant... i'm so happy for him
This guy radiates such Bob Ross energy and it's amazing
Tacks always make me happy
Me bingewatching that stuff: yea me too
This is asmr for people who don’t like asmr
Why is that so accurate
This comment is underrated
Great comment!
I despise ASMR. It makes my skin crawl. It sets off a rage I can't explain. Julian's voice is like fine wine. Not too aggressive. Perfect timber. Lovely.
yes
rhijulbec1 SAME! Only certain ASMR can I actually handle and THIS is one
"...What once looked good and looked like a good idea, will, at some point, not look correct and need to be removed." Well, if that ain't the sentence that describes my poor decisions as a human, I don't know what is.
That's why I divorced my husband. He was no longer appropriate and needed to be removed.
WayToSkateKate same girl, same 😂
💯💯💯💯🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😩
Bumgartner: *melting and reusing fish gelatin*
Me: see water boiling “MMMMmm TeA”
I just love how there are some adhesives and what looks like Champagne bottle in that fridge)) and nothing else) looks so so right to me)
"The sun has been around as long as I've been alive"
Baumgartner confirmed for unaging immortal from the dawn of time
I think being a conservator is a fitting job for an immortal.
That’s not what that sentence means
@@Flackon Whoosh.
BlackDogsAndLadybugs I wouldn’t be so sure, my man
@@Flackon Oh no. Did I..?
this dude is straight-up sHREDDING the conservator before him oml i cant
So much shade the guy would need a damn flaslight to walk around if he wasnt (probably) already dead
For a good reason 😂😂
I love it when you can spot paintings from other videos in the background. It‘s like a little easter egg
Julian is the new Bob Ross and you can’t change my mind.
His voice is so soothing and calming, and helps me sleep.
Watching your videos has me wanting to go back to art school and take it more seriously than I did when I was 18. Thank you! 😊
I know this might sound a little dramatic, but since watching this video two months ago, I've started to change my life.
I've been stuck in a rut since my mom passed away two years ago. But watching this restoration helped me conceptualize that we all start somewhere and all the small things we do to rebuild add up to something beautiful given enough patience and time.
Thank you.
(wipes tear away)
Turtle Power Buddy ...
That’s amazing! I’m really proud of you💜
Good for you!! And god bless you in your journey
I’m so sorry your mom passed away. You’re right that even the smallest steps eventually lead to a wonderful result. Wishing you peace and joy in your heart ♥️
im glad to hear it turtlemania
The little Segway for the sponsor was acc so adorable
segue not segway :p
Chiara Piovano swagway
@@Alucard-gt1zf I laughed embarassingly too hard at that
@@maramma4780 I almost spat out my coffee 😂 too great
@@kikslvr Oh dear... LOL
"technologically advanced" method of spreading the wood glue
method in question: *fingies*
obsessed w that slight comedic relief amidst the nice relaxing content lmao
*FINGIES*
Me at 3AM when Julian uses sarcasm with his calm soothing voice: *This is perfect*
"With sped up video, you can see how efficient i can be." His sarcasm, i'm dead.