Preserving and restoring an oil painting that old and large is a minor achievement, especially considering how many people have tried to destroy the painting in the last hundred years.
> Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration, a second generation studio and now the oldest in Chicago employs only the finest archival and reversible materials and techniques to conserve and restore artworks for future generations.
Its really interesting seeing the removal of past restoration attempts and the modern techniques to restore a painting.
If I was to pick two that touch most on the responsibility of restoration and what is and is not achievable...
Scraping, Scraping, Scraping Or A Slow Descent Into Madness. The Conservation of Mathias J. Alten https://youtu.be/YOOQl0hC18U
> Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration, a second generation studio and now the oldest in Chicago employs only the finest archival and reversible materials and techniques to conserve and restore artworks for future generations.
Its really interesting seeing the removal of past restoration attempts and the modern techniques to restore a painting.
If I was to pick two that touch most on the responsibility of restoration and what is and is not achievable...
Scraping, Scraping, Scraping Or A Slow Descent Into Madness. The Conservation of Mathias J. Alten https://youtu.be/YOOQl0hC18U
Restoring The Faceless Painting https://youtu.be/hsTkaSbMLHw https://youtu.be/rDVcgpSwnyg https://youtu.be/JWCBNL-iu5s