Mending Tears, Wiping Tears; A Massive Rip Repaired. 

I love imagining what the painter would think about someone taking such time and care to restore their art. That their work meant something to someone.

I restore old furniture. After a particularly long, filthy, challenging day today I thought, "I need to watch Julian Baumgartner clean a painting." Fixing old broken things is important work. It returns beauty to the world that we though was lost - no matter how mildew-and-cobwebby my hair is right now. Thanks for the reminder and inspiration.

I was stunned at the cleaning and double varnish removal process. The painting brightened so beautifully, it's like magic

The best thing about this channel is we get an explanation every video of what is being done. He never assumes we know everything just because he may have said it previously. I feel like a new viewer every episode and it always a cool experience. I have also learned a TON about paintings watching this channel.

I wonder if the owners have ever seen their painting clean and have seen what their grandparents saw. The wow moment when the tears are mended and the painting is cleaned never gets old, still love those moments.

Wow.. I didn't see a single person until that second cleaning.. Good stuff..

This one really made me emotional. This wasn’t a painting for auction or for a wealthy person to hang in their gallery. It was a piece of the clients life. Memories made long ago. And now the clients children and grandchildren can begin their own memories. Beautiful work Julian. As usual.

I'm not surprized, but I am amazed every time this man erases the horrible damage in a piece of art.

I love your work. It's so comforting to see someone who totally understands what they're doing and doing it to the best of their abilities.

That was the most dramatic change I have seen after your multipart cleaning. Your clients will be stunned. Wish we could witness their first look.

Looked like someone smeared mud on the painting in those first shots of it. And then as you cleaned it, I yelled out “There’s PEOPLE in it?!” Lol And as you tacked down the back of the painting, folded the edges, neatly tacked the corners and snipped the errant thread, my heart said “This is why I love him. Such precision!” Thank you for all your hard work!

My parents also have a picture of their hometown in the Netherlands in their living room, and it's been there for over 50 years. If something were to ever happen to it, I would be devastated and would also do whatever I could to restore it. It's tied to countless memories for their children and grandchildren, so I understand completely how this family felt. I'm so glad they were able to have it restored - what a wonderful gift!

I thought I came for the tear repair it was the cleaning and stripping of the dirt and varnish that really changed everything. Thank you Julien.

Baumgartner Therapy.

What I think is amazing is it's very likely the current owners have never seen it in it's original color like this. Because of the old varnish covering the old grime, it's making it look even better than their memories.

Julian, you restore so much more than paintings and their histories. You restore hearts.

Your Squarespace promotions really are creative and well made 😅 they must really love him

I can fully understand why they had such an emotional investment in this painting. Dirty and torn, it was still beautiful. Fully restored, they will see it as their ancestors first saw it long ago and marvel at the long hidden beauty of it. Thank you for bringing it back and letting us see that beauty.🕊🦋📚🐈‍⬛🫖

What a sweet painting! And wow! The restoration is exactly what we’ve come to expect from Julian. From tears and tears to thanks for the great work.

I can imagine myself receiving a restored painting from Julian's studio. After one look, I'd have to sit down because I'd be sobbing with joy. No matter how often I watch Julian at work, he never ceases to amaze me. It is like watching a magician at work, but one who shows us how the magic is achieved. This is my all-time favourite channel.

That poor painting was so dirty, I didn't see half the colors or figures in it. Great job!

After weeks of watching your videos, I finally catch a brand new video the same day it comes out! Huzzah! Thank you for putting these videos out, Julian!

I volunteered at my local library repairing damaged books. We used the Japanese paper exactly how you tore it into strips. It would repair tears in certain types of paper.

As always it is marvelous to watch a painting come back to life; not just with the very much needed repairs, but with a through cleaning to see what the artist intended. A great way to start my day!

I marvel at your ability to restore paintings ----- that would have the rest of us in tears ----

Again as usual, an outstanding restoration. You my dear sir in your art and craft, are becoming a national treasure.

Incredible rebirth as the repairs ,cleaning, varnish removal and retouching proceeds...I am in awe at your abilities and devotion to revealing the artist's work. Thank you for sharing this with us.😎👍

Every time I watch your work, I think about the artist looking down, and being so proud that someone with such skill and care help take care of their creation.

The sky really came alive with the cleaning. It’s amazing how much of the beauty of a piece gets obscured by grime.

Always nice to see the transformation that happens when a painting is cleaned.

What a gorgeous transformation. That second cleaning revealed so much beautiful detail--I had no idea all those people were in the painting until that second round of soap. That was probably the biggest tear I've ever seen you repair, and you did a phenomenal job. I'm sure the customers will be thrilled.

Oh Julian, when I saw the cleaning process and the seawall become visible, I was overcome. And then the rest of the restoration. I’ve watched all your videos but for some reason, this one got to me. Like you said, memories. I often wish we could see your clients reactions. ❤

I hope one day someone treats my paintings with so much care and respect.

This is one of the most dramatic changes in terms of color that i've ever seen on a restoration. I could not believe or expect that those were the actual colors of the painting behind all that grime. Beautiful.

I really think that my favorite part of these videos is the cleaning process. it's like watching a painting come back to life. it's incredible. thank you so much for sharing your work with us, Julian !

Your explenaitions never get boring, no matter how often I might have listend to them. Never stop narrating what you are doing. Please.

I actually teared up a little, while watching the cleaning. I can't imagine what the owner's reaction must have been. All the memories of this painting, all the sadness of it being damaged, only for it to come back so bright and beautiful and loved. Just beautiful, man.

I like these paintings because they are a window to what urban environments used to look like before modern times. I think this one might be one of my favorites. I would have loved to have lived in a place like that. One of the things I've fancied for some time now was a sort of google maps street view but instead of our current streets, we'd get a reimagined version of how places used to looked like centuries ago. I know it's impossible without a ton historical knowledge and artistic liberties, but I wish it was a thing.

Holy cow, we haven't seen a painting this dirty in quite a while! That second layer of grime didn't just mute the colors, it completely covered them.

It was as if the sun rose on this village during the restoration. Beautifully done.

He just keeps getting better and better! Julian adds so much to the world; bless him!

Seeing someone exhibit so much love for art and the understanding for the importance of its preservation makes me so emotional. Adore your work!

Did anyone else notice a weird background sound track at 17:16 to about 17:27? It’s a testament to his work that I listen so intently. I played it back three times because I thought I was hallucinating.

There will be new tears of joy when the painting is unveiled to them and see the delicacy of what has emerged! Stunning work, thankyou.

That was the most rewarding cleaning I've seen on this channel. The grime was dulling so much of the color- it's beautiful now. This restoration was worth doing for that reason alone.

It's always a joy to see how an old, yellowed or destroyed painting becomes the way the artist last saw it. I love seeing this metamorphosis... especially when it's done in such a relaxed atmosphere, like in your studio...

I'm aphantasia and art means very little to me but I absolutely love watching experts work. I dont know why but it calms me. Thanks for videographing and sharing your work. I love to hear stories behind the painting as well. I think it's a testament to your ability that a painting that means so much to a family needed to be restored, and they chose you to restore and conserve it. I think that makes it all the better to watch when you work on it. So truly, thank you for bringing me peace through your wonderful videos.

Julian, you make all your restorations look easy but I know that your talent has taken years and hard work to achieve!! Thanks for sharing with us!

Wow! 😳 What a difference. I can’t believe it took only 2 or 2-1/2 hrs. to retouch. Stunning restoration, thanks Julian! 👏🏻✨

The beautiful colours and details emerging from the darkness are incredible. A beautiful painting wonderfully restored.

I think there's going to be a lot more tears coming when this goes home...but this time, the good kind. It's such a blessing to have restored a painting with such sentimental value and family history. ❤

It was amazing to see the transformation after the lowest level of grime was removed from the painting. Your restoration is beautifully done. Somehow it always seems that fixing something - art, woodwork and even software designs - takes more patience, knowledge, care and technique than the original works, and those who do it well are master craftsmen. You are truly talented.

This painting passes the arm-length viewing test, imo. Truly amazing work as always, Julien!

Yet another superb job, Mr B! I've reached a point, after several years of watching your marvelous videos, of reacting calmly on seeing a painting as badly hurt as this one was....and saying, "Oh, Mr B's got this! It'll be okay and this piece will be gorgeous again!", and, of course, that's what happened with this one. Joyful and riveting to watch. You're the BEST in the business, Mr B! I am truly happy you're there, so brilliantly restoring so much beauty...it makes me smile. Thank you! 😊

my goodness when you started cleaning it and going the extra mile it felt like 4 different paintings only going more and more vibrant with each care. I'm amazed at just how much you put so much work in to give that love back to each painting that gets placed in your care.

Julian, Every time you start to retouch a painting I think to myself, "He must be having an off day because those colors don't match at all"! Then a few dots and dabs later the damage magically disappears before our eyes! You are extremely talented! Thank you for the passion and care you exert to honoring the original artist.

The tears - *tears* analogy was beautiful. I don't tend to like videos before watching them at least most of the way through, but you got me with that alone.

Oh, now that was incredible! I hope that the owners are amazed, just as I am, at the transformation! Fantastic job! Awesome piece of artwork too- the texture and colours are beautiful! Thanks Julian!

The end result is just amazing. The life in the final work makes it very clear that it wasn't supposed to be a depressing picture. When I first saw the damage, the image of the picture was so unimpressive I wondered why a person would even want to conserve it. Well, I got my answer in the end. Just wonderful!

I sometimes wonder if a hundred years from now a restorer finds your video of a piece to be repaired and finds it valuable. Lovely work as always - cheers.

Your idea of a painting being an avatar for emotions and experiences really hit me. The true value of a painting is usually not in the object itself usually, but in the wealth of memories and emotions that spring up when someone is touched by what the art represents. I have two very amateurish paintings done by my mother, who died nearly fifty years ago, and I would not trade them for anything! I still feel her sweetness and love whenever I look at them, and they would be unlikely to mean much to anyone else. You are a caretaker of memories and experiences, Julian! Thank you!

You are undoubtedly one of the most talented and equally enjoyable people to watch on this platform. 😮That was just so beautiful and satisfying to watch. It was quite emotional, to see it, restored back to its glory.

I love how hard it was for you to come up with a reason for someone to undo your work.. LOLOL.. I agree!!

It was beautiful watching that tear just disappear with your retouching. Thank you for sharing it with us!

I'd love to see more dutch painters aswell

For me, the joy in watching you work is in the cleaning. To see all that buried treasure come to light is something that never ceases to awe me.

As well as the usual old varnish and grime, there was that horrific tear to deal with. And as usual, the finished restoration is breathtaking; thank you for another fascinating video.

I love watching the magic of how the retouching makes the damages seem to disappear, but also seeing the care you take in mounting it again. The cleaning process is interesting & so many details of the artists' image come to life again. Amazing work!

I’d love to be able to step into some of these paintings they are so beautiful!!!

I am shedding tears for this beautiful painting that has suffered such poor treatment. There has been so much to see that has been hidden.

Holland 👍

Being an old romantic, I find both the story and the painting lovely and am glad it was brought back to life.

I’m not sure what’s more amazing. The original artwork, the fact it was almost lost forever, or the care and skill that saved this.

I never get tired of watching the damage vanish under Julian’s retouching brush.

I will never get tired of seeing the life and emotion come back to a painting as it is cleaned.

Thanks (again) for sharing your work with us. You make it look easy to bring an old painting back to its original glory.

More than anything, I love his warmth, commentary, erudition, and extraordinary skill. His empathy for both the artists' work and the owners is truly heart-warming. Bravo!

Bravo Julian, your soothing unhurried voice and mannerisms accentuate the carful yet professional way you restore heirlooms and family treasures from the past and give them a place in the present. The way you bring us along to experience the day to day minutiae of a craftsman is seldom seen elsewhere.

wow - imagine seeing a painting from your childhood get destroyed like that - and then it comes back looking like it was painted yesterday. bravo Julian , bravo.

Absolutely stunning restoration, the time skill and dedication you lovingly take is shown in the end result....I 100 percent with the the customer when they pick up their prized possession and exclam a big big whow.

This might be weird to say, but I really admire the way you word your sentences and structure your thoughts. You speak so eloquently and calmly that I feel like I’m listening to a professor give a lecture. It’s really helpful for me because it’s helped me structure essays for school much more cohesively. Thank you

That was a remarkable change; colorful people visible in the foreground!

Wow I didn't expect this scene to be so bright! I mean, by now I should expect that. But it was so dark and gloomy under all those layers of grime.

Another awesome restoration.. love watching the damage just disappear.

That is one of those paintings that makes you go “wow” when you see the before and after! It’s such a pretty painting and it looks even better clean! Nice job!

I am cleaning, repairing, and touching up my grandmother's painting. She never was schooled. It is all raw talent. I did take college classes in art and painting. What amazes me the most with this process is how each day I work a little on the painting and the in-between times freak me out. The painting is not changing. It is only coming back to its original state. Somehow my grandmother's techniques I can see and replicate. So that when I do come back, I barely can see what I have done other than the fact that where I have been, the painting is coming back to life. Spooky to me. My grandmother and I had similar talents in similar areas of technique, color choice, texture, shading, and application. AMAZING and SPOOKY> but I am glad it is a success. I was so frightened. Some paint had fallen off. Some paint was damaged by the woodstove my parents used for all those years. I do remember as a very young boy what the painting looked like fresh from Grandma. Now it is back. She did never varnish her painting so after 6-7 months when I am finished, I will varnish it. I just wish to find a varnish with no color at all. No yellow tint and will stay clear. If you have a good suggestion on the type of varnish, please let me know. By the way, the seamlessness between what I touch up and repaint matches completely with those areas I do not have to touch at all. I am blown away.

Well, I can quite understand that there were tears after the tear, but ... sir ... I fully expect to see some tears yet again when the owner(s) view this magnificent restoration. Thank you for sharing your work and explaining it so clearly.

What a beautiful painting, I don't know why but (maybe stupidly) after cleaningI get a real feeling on what the artist was seeing.

I love how much respect and attention you put into each piece entrusted to your care, regardless of where they came from. Such a rare quality these days! You honor your craft! ❤

I love watching these, its a great way to start or end my day

You make art when conserving art. Thank you for your passion and gifts, Julian. What an honor to follow you!

WOW!… you’ve done amazing work… again! I’m always excited and delighted when I receive the notification that there’s another video of yours in my queue. Thank you!!!!!

A true visionary, a true artist--bravo Julian......

I'm always amazed by how beautifully you finish a painting, and I wonder if it ever looked that good at the grandparents home.

The second cleaning, WOW! The family probably never saw those colors before.

when you cleaned the sky I thought WOW, then you cleaned the first building and Oh My God, Amazing what's hiding underneath, Thanks for the simple joy of watching your video :)

Excellent. All that is missing is a reveal to the owners and their reaction. I love the human flourish that you always focus on.

It’s a bit of a late comment but I wanted to say anyway, around Christmas time my mum asked if I could restore a photo of my grandmothers father. They had spent months, verging on years, digging through ancestry trying to discover who my gran’s dad was as she’d never known and her own mother had taken it to the grave. They finally found him (obviously long gone) and found a photo. But the photo had creases throughout, especially across the face. It was, as you’d say, distracting as you couldn’t appreciate the man in the photo. I took it to my iPad and through a digital programme, set to fixing the creases, using your technique of doing lots of little dots to blend the missing parts in, taking care to only fix the areas that needed it. It turned out beautifully. I printed it out, popped it in a nice frame and gifted it to my grandma on Christmas Day. She was over the moon. So thank you for sharing what you do. It’s helped allow me to learn conservation techniques, even if they’re digital, to restore something that means the world to my grandma, and the world to me.

I’m just amazed with every single video I see from this channel!

My husband came to see what was wrong, because I gasped when you started the second clean. You are a master. I would have loved to see the owners' reactions to this one!