It’s funny how your videos have changed my vocabulary and inner monologue when looking at art. My first thought when I saw the painting was “beautiful impasto”
As I sit here with my first cup of coffee, bed head in full effect, I'm ready for this restoration. What I wasn't ready for was the dopamine hit that the little vacuum Julien used gave me.
It's almost the same steps with each painting, but I can watch them all each and every time. The heating table, the weighted table , the fill in , all of it .
I stumbled upon one of your videos a long while ago, thinking 'yeah, interesting, but a once in a lifetime watch' and yet, here I am, watching every video you upload, mesmerized by the fabulous art and the art and skill of your work. I enjoy these videos in ways I can't even put in words, they're calming, yet adventureous at times, educative, but never boring and they're brightening up even the gloomiest of days. Thank you very much.
What a precious little treasure right there! I'm Dutch and have a love of all things *windmill* and this captured my heart. Thank you, Mr. Baumgartner for your love of colour, appreciation of each artist's work you are called to conserve, and giving it your full attention. ♥️👏🏻♥️
You said the artist was William Beck, but it seems that the signature actually said his son, Raphael Beck. That reweaving stuff was impressive. Also, I'd love it if you spent more time with the actual retouching, showing you paint, even if that means spending less time with the cleaning itself.
I would also call out that it didn't look as though the artist was "frugal" to have the canvas so close to the edge on top an bottom as much as it appeared to be cut from a different sized (and shaped, more landscaped) painting.
@@mwater_moon2865 I was thinking that too, it looks like it was cut out of a bigger painting. After watching this channel those 'art heist' movies where they cut a painting out of a frame roll it up and escape out a window are more horrifying than any Freddie Kruger film now.
We know a good thing when we see it, don't we!! Keep up the excellent & informative work, Julian. It has certainly taught me a great deal in the past couple of years! And I find that I'm judging restorations by others against what I think Julian would do! The last one I saw looked like the restorer had taken a brillo pad to it - no brush strokes were left, just the texture of the canvas with a very little color left!
I've spent the last 4 days working on a restoration of an antique sword. My upper back is killing me. Dunno how you manage some of these multi week or multi month projects, especially navigating around a camera. On a side note, your b- roll footage is fantastic
I remember him saying in a previous video he doesn't do everything in one go. He does some, leave to do something else, come back... I think it's like 2 to 5 hours of work for one step spreaded through weeks.
I spent the entire video asking god don't let Julian disappoint me at the right order disposal of the back-keys. Then I remember it's Julian. Julian never disappoints. Indeed, in the end, the keys are symmetrically arranged, and, once more, I am utterly satisfied.
Questions? 1. Do you clean the tacking edge? I’ve never seen you do it but was curious… 2. Have you worked on paintings where the artist was still alive and if so, did it help in its conservation? Thanks! Truly enjoy your channel ❤
I adore watching you bring a picture back to life. To painstakingly and artfully repair and clean them and then do your magic with the retouching to make it "whole" again. I never get tired of watching this process or hearing you speak as I sit mesmerized by how deftly your hands work. Truly something I really enjoy and I thank you for helping make my day 😊😊😊
I've heard it said that one reason the the Dutch have such great artists is light they live in. Has this restoration help support that idea? I think so.
We used to more so than today (so it’s said) because we used to have the Zuiderzee (Southern Sea) which reflected the light on the water back to the clouds creating beautiful skies, but in the 70s we added a new province Flevoland in the Zuiderzee and closed it off from the sea, which some have said meant our skies are less vibrant than those old paintings depict
after all the times i've seen you spend so many times undo bad conservation, it's refreshing to see a painting that doesnt need that much work (except for the tear)
Mending that tear so effectively was quite a feat! Well done! Thanks for bringing this painting back to life so it can be enjoyed for another century or more.
Never gets old, is never boring. Such a thrill every time a new video is made available. Hands down my favorite channel on RU-vid! Cheers mate to another brilliant restoration!
Part of me wants an isolation layer, cause I'm paranoid like that. But, of course, the master knows what he's doing better than a common mortal like me! Another great project delivered by studio Baumgartner ❤
What a beautiful painting--and beautifully restored, with respect and immaculate attention to detail. The artist would certainly be grateful and proud to see his work restored. This was a delight from start to finish, Julian. Thank you :)
I just finished painting a small portrait the other day, and when i see one of these videos i always think to myself that the real standard of being a good artist is if the future owners of my work care enough to have them so well restored when they should so require. Lovely video.
Definitely relate to this! 😄 Although it also triggers a little paranoia as to whether my artistic choices could make things tougher for any future preservation of a work...? 😋 (I used good paints but are the canvas & strainer really decent? Will the colours & impasto stand the test of time? Will anyone ever care enough to keep these?? 😅)
Can I just say thank you. Your videos help me go to sleep. This might sound bad but there are so few things that make me relaxed enough to sleep. Your voice and your process are very calming. ❤
My great-grandparents emigrated to the US from Holland. It's was nice of you to say "frugal", my sister says about my grandfather and mother who learned from them; "squeezes pennies until Lincoln squeals"...Why do many of these paintings look like they were stored in a smokehouse and used for knife-throwing practice?
The painting looks like it was cut down from a larger size painting, probably not by the artist. Or did the artist paint on a piece of unmounted canvas and then mount it? If so, why not make the frame fit the canvas properly instead of leaving long sides and short top and bottom. Curious...
I would assume the artist stretched the canvas himself before painting. Maybe he already had the frame and this rectangle of canvas and decided they would do
End of roll, just about fitted the stretcher? Or maybe a plein air piece mounted later, though it seems too much of a set piece for that. I love the restoration but maybe the subject is just too -insert whatever word you want here - it is just not to my taste. I am often more interested in the technical work of conservation. Which is as usual excellent.
I was delighted when I saw you posted a new video today. I learn something new every time I watch one of your art restoration videos. Thank you for the opportunity to quietly watch and reflect on the beauty of the artists work. Sense of bliss.
A reward for those projects where every step is fraught with more trouble and issues - and a beautiful painting uncovered and protected for the future. I have to say, though, that you're speaking to true believers when it comes to tacks versus staples. You have taught us well 😊
You keep calling the artist "William Beck", although the painting is clearly by Raphael Beck (note the signature). Is there a reason for the discrepancy?
When I see such dramatic changes in a picture, I have to wonder what the owner thought. To me it would be almost like getting a new painting. This video, like all of the others, is a wonderful way to start the day!
Thank you for sharing this with us; it is a wonderful experience. I see that the girl is wearing wooden sabots (Dutch clogs), which almost certainly originates from The Netherlands, in Europe.
You don't need an active table and you can localize the pressure. Instrument makers have flexible batons (back in the day it would've been wood, nowadays it can be plastics) that are propped against the item that needs pressure and the ceiling (or a box frame with a bottom and a top) where the tension in the baton is what puts pressure on the item that needs to be glued (in the instrument's case).
Something I would love to see one day: Julian’s new job is restoration of Whistler’s „Mother” - a beautiful painting with terrible paintjob on the model’s facial part…
I am fascinated by the explanation of how the machines work, even though I've heard it dozens of time. Just read an article of how rehearing the same thing over and over isn't just good for learning. It also reaches a part of the brain that is soothed by hearing it too. The repetition is good for anxiety. Soothing. So basically your videos replace sucking thumbs. I'm cool with that
Before watching these videos I never thought about art in terms of longevity and “building” a sturdy painting as something they teach you at art school.
On some level, these videos are like what Google gives you when you request driving directions from your home: the first few steps all all pretty similar. However, part of the geniuis of Julian is that he still makes them deeply engrossing to watch.
I really liked the last bit of the video showing the before and after reveal. The cool gray look of the before replaced by the warm reds and yellows revealed by the cleaning is wonderful.
That unique difficulty of choosing the right time to watch the latest video: how to best savor the flavor in the full knowledge that they are not often left unseen for long; and then the return of impatient anticipation.
I finally found a definition for fidelity, as you use the word. I'm glad to have this expanded use. Thanks. "Treatment fidelity, also called procedural integrity or treatment integrity, refers to the methodological strategies used to evaluate the extent to which an intervention is being implemented as intended."
The painting looks a lot like a Dutch farmer going to fetch water/fish. In the background we see 2 windmills. All in all, a Dutch lamp lights up with me and I recognize a lot of this. Great result. A big greeting from the Netherlands
Magnificent work here, as usual. In particular, it is just a sheer delight to see the cleaning process. I often replay just that part of the video to extend my enjoyment. Thank you.
A beautiful scene. Two windmills, fishermen on the dike, overlooking the lake IJselmeer. The girl with the typical Dutch costume and clogs. A painting so small and yet it represents the past of the Netherlands in all its glory. Thanks for this video!
Another great and informative video; love watching your work and the care that you take. I was wondering if you could include (in the video) the information that you include with the restored paintings as I think this would be interesting. Thank you.
Fun fact: there’s a hotel in the Dutch village of Volendam filled with paintings like this. This is because at the end of the 19th century/start of the 20th century, the owners let painters pay their board by making them a painting! It’s worth a visit if you’re ever there.
I would love to see another conservator judge a few conservations and one of them is secretly by Julian to see what they have to say about his skill and techniques 😁
When you hit 2mil subs I'd love to see an edited and unedited full length restoration on one painting but POV full length to celebrate or something alike. That little bit when you carried the painting to the hot table just made me think it would look really interesting to have something like this as a video.
👍👌👏 Extremely well done again and as always (video and work). First time I see Mr. Baumgartner not using a special varnish before retouching the painting. Best regards, luck and health in particular.
