Follow along as Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago works to conserve and restore this icon of Ave Maria. This piece was likely created in a workshop that specialized in religious icons for churches and was the product of several craftspeople and artists with no one claiming ownership or signing the work. These icons appeared commonly throughout Europe and were often lost during war or the closure or relocation of a church.
This piece came in with very little provenance other than that the original owner was an antiques dealer who traveled extensively throughout Europe in the 50’s and 60’s collecting pieces for sale back in the USA. This was one that the dealer held on to.
Covered in years of grime and linseed oil with extensive losses and instability this icon was at high risk for further losses if not complete destruction. The process of conserving and restoring the piece was delicate and tedious but the end result reveals how it might have looked to parishioners when it was first revealed.
This version of the video includes a narrated walk-through of the work being performed. There is an ambient sounds-only version here:
Wow!
There wood be a argument
See's the name Maria.
Beata Maria
You know I am a righteous man
Of my virtue I am justly proud.
It's science as much as art. Bravo
Interesting I've always wanted to know how this is done. Thx
How old was this painting??
How much would a restoration like this cost?
yall… see that ghost at 2:07 ?
Oh wow that's amazing 😍 you did such a good job on it
The stripes restoration is kinda shit tbh.
I love this
This is so satisfying to me- Beautiful work ^^
You people know nothing about retouching he knows more
Me: Be honest who amongst us would have thrown this thing in the skip figuring it was way beyond repair?
Everyone: raises hand.
Julian: punches you in the face for even considering it.
Is this the original painting?
What is this job called?
Brilliant! Excellent work! You are a truly gifted artist. You hypnotized me with your work! Remarkable results! 👍🏻❤️😊
What does it takes to work with that?
What about the wood?
Random person “picture”
God: “digital photography”
this video is truly…
iconic
0:15 NOW THATS A LOT OF DAMAGE
I get that this is his job….
but fuck, this is what we call a bad day at work…
I would love if you shared the date of these paintings if you know!
I would ** this up so bad
where do you go to learn something like this? There's so much you have to know to be able to do something like this.
Me: sitting on my bed eating a bagel in a cat onsie at 3pm
"Yeah linseed oil is a BITCH"
4:45 TAPS AGGRESSIVELY
I fell asleep last night to tjis
wtf why would you start a jigsaw with a middle piece
You are brilliant! I’m so happy I came across your channel. I love what you do.
Dude your job is cool.
This is so soothing to watch. The restoration process together with your voice are completely soothing. Great job!
This is very satisfying
some classical music while you restore art would be very satisfying
Hmm.. Sad that he did not tell the names of any products he used.. For eg. What did he mix with gesso
I was kind of shocked when I first heard about 'treta Geo' technique you used for this painting and a litthle embarassed. I know there is no such retoration technique in korea. 'We' just try to revive its previous form. that's it.