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Paintings are interesting, yes. But sometimes the story of who painted them, the lives that they as objects lead and in the case of this lovely portrait by John Harrison Mills, the circuitous route that brought them to the studio threaten to upstage the painting a bit.
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I like that the owners were willing to be on camera so much.
They were awesome.
@@DontCryAboutItHow do you know this?
I love the owners of this painting, they seem like really nice people!
So much so I hope the man is allright even if it really shuldn't be my concerns
👍👌👏 I totally agree!
Best regards luck and health.
Yes! It gives a great extra layer of personality to the painting. Has he made any other videos where the clients give their reactions/stories?
@@cowslaw Some i believe but i don't remember which ones, recent though!
They actually remind me of some of my parents’ friends over the years… they do seem like very nice people.
The look of delight on her face during the reveal is adorable.
She’s getting the hot beef injection
What a thrill! "Dad, I found a painting PAINTED BY an ancestor", that's as good as finding a portrait OF an ancestor! Great find for a family!
They were also quite fortunate to find a painting in such great condition on Ebay.
@@renerpho very true. Before, it was ok, but after it is lovely. Worth the money spent to conserve her.
My family has a painting of an ancestor by an ancestor
the framers did an incredible job, matches the painting so well I didn't even notice it at first
Like with good glasses, not noticing the frame is a great complement.
They need a youtube hahaha
Tough job ! It's so important but they have to be so discret so the art could be seen. You nailed it !
Even after reading your comment I didn't notice the frame at first.
I immediately noticed the frame because framing/reframing art is one of my interests. Beautifully considered choice and execution with restrained ornamentation.
What a lovely pair of customers! This was a really nice change from the "usual" videos, and hearing their story just made it so much more touching :)
Reminded me of a PBS level documentary. Nice to see the bigger story but it is still about the craft. Well done.
I remember a while ago julian mentioning wanting to have clients on camera, i guess many want to remain anonymous.
It's also nice to see a painting that has actually been treated quite well for a change.
He probably works on more paintings like this than paintings not like this, but it's not good CZcams content, the difference here is the owners.
@@bargu yeah thats right, he probably chooses the most damaged to do videos as are more interesting!
@@jose-gr7jg Or at least the most dramatic cleanings
Julian in professional mode: "it"
Julian as soon as he's with customers and the painting herself: "she"
He literally calls it she from the beginning tho
Julian has such a good presence. He sounds like a PBS host or documentary presenter.
I'm not sure of it's odd but I like hearing the occasional mistake in his script. When describing the varnish he misspoke and instead of editing it out, he left it in. Charming and refreshing.
Funny, I was actually thinking at the beginning that this channel feels like a show on PBS.
PBS Eons
He reminds me of Norm Abram (New Yankee Workshop) ...but for the art world instead of carpentry
@@tweevers2 it gives me happy tree vibes
I hope Mike is doing well , broke my heart seeing him in the neck brace😢
@@yessanknow302 You can live twice as long as him but you still won't get any women
@@tomfancypants The dude is likely about 19/20 and has such a toxic personality nobody will ever be around him for as long as he walks on this earth.
@@yessanknow302 Maidenless.
@@tomfancypants I already had one woman....28 years ago.
@@yessanknow302 we can tell
am I the only one hoping that we might see a restoration of that frame? It reminds me of the one from The Roman Campagna.
I hope Mike is doing ok, those collars are not generally worn unless needed. And I'm glad he got to see this piece of his familial legacy made ready to be a welcome piece of family lore. Loved Koki's unbridled joy in seeing the finished work.
Also a nice change from not having to undo anything someone else had done and just getting to help the artists' work continue to live on
I’m a big fan of frames. That one was so pretty. Correct it didn’t fit the painting but getting it cleaned and possibly gilded it would be really stunning
I doubt the frame was thrown away, likely the owners sold it as part of the process. There's a decent market for fancy frames of almost any period, because people are constantly needing to update frames like we just saw here.
The frame is seriously ugly.
I'd put a mirror in the frame and sell it
@@mircat28 The way it was painted didn't do it any favors. It looks like it was gilded originally but for some reason someone glazed over it with a nasty muddy brown color.
Baumgartner's word of the day: "Fidelity" in this case meaning: lasting support.
So called because once it's stabilised you won't need to fidel around with it. ;)
@@suitov top comment 😂
This is an excellent Lemony Snicket flavored interjection
This is one of Julian's top 5 videos. I loved having the owners come on, I loved the double finding story (found on ebay, then recovered and returned). It's particularly great because I know that it's terribly difficult to get an owner who is willing to be on camera to begin with, let alone an owner who ~is interesting~ on camera. Not all the paintings that come in to Julian are owned by single owners - many companies, trusts, guilds, etc. own art and send it in for work, so that narrows the pool of prospective on-camera talk as well. Add in the art itself, as far as being interesting or appropriate for viewers... Getting this perfect combination certainly is rare, and I hope Julian knows how much we treasure this. Gold. Just solid gold.
Please, when shipping valuables, use hold at location. Both UPS and FedEx will hold shipments at a secure location until the recipient comes with a photo ID to collect the package. I am so very happy they found their piece of art.
The happiness the clients are radiating fills me with glee, but I can’t help the tinge of worry, how the husband went from standing in the beginning to sitting (assumably in a wheelchair), with a kind of neck brace at the end. I hope they are both doing well.
He likely may have had a fall. My Nana is 101, and though she's well and still does crosswords, it doesn't take much more than standing up too fast for her to fall and end up needing treatment to heal.
@@sanitychelle yeah a simple fall will do it , as someone who sometimes falls , the falling is easy but the healing is hard . I have not fallen in quite some time but I'm mostly wheelchair bound now .
I was like wait a minute the lads shrunken down a lil hasn't he
Hope he'll be fine and it was just a little tumble he took
i love the owners, the story behind the painting, but most importantly I always love that in the voice overs Julian tends to not edit out some of the small hiccups he mightve had and I don’t know why but it makes it feel more realistic (profession wise), the process, everything! Love it!
So cool to see and hear the owners! I also appreciate hearing about the artist.
such a deceptively simple painting! when she was cleaned and framed properly so much more complexity in the brushwork and the color palette shone through- absolutely beautiful!
What a lovely couple- so gracious to spend their time so we could learn about their story as well as the painting. Superb
And what a nice story it was!
I skipped through their story. It was one of those stories that the teller tries to convince you is interesting, but it’s actually really boring.
Third-person camera work really elevates these videos from excellent to superb.
It is so good that the owners were willing to tell the delivery story, it just would not have been as delightful coming from a third hand source.
Trifecta. The art, the conservator, the clients. All great in their own way.
A wonderful painting for wonderful people. They seem so nice and friendly. And of course the maitre de maison Monsieur Baumgartner... you are so considerate to other people and their paintings. I am really touched to see that. I never get tired of watching you doing your work. Thanks for sharing.
I've learned to appreciate art in completely new ways since I started watching these restorations. New to me, anyway; as a musician, there are many elements of visual art that I hadn't learned to conceptualize in-depth. Instead of just looking at the picture, I've started to see the painting, if that makes any sense. Forgive me if I'm repeating any of Mr. Baumgartner's dialogue, I'm just now learning how to articulate these ideas, and a lot of what I've learned came from these videos.
I am a painter and I wish there was a channel like this for music. I wish I could learn to appreciate music with much more depth. I firmly believe that art appreciation is just as valuable as making art or restoring art. After all, if only the ones who make it love it, who is going to be the audience? It might be kinda like playing for an empty concert hall.
Art and music work truly well together. I like to sing and draw and I love combining them. Impulsively drawing as I sing. Or improvising a tune as I draw. It's like being in another world. My voice teacher is a professional artist and she likes to combine her art with her family's music. Those kinds of exhibitions are fascinating to the core.
@@antiantipoda howard Ho might be interesting to you. He breaks down how music works
@@rexroy101 Thank you. I'll check him out. Ops, that might have come out wrong. :)
@antiantipoda sideways is also a music analysis channel. His is my favorite!
I Love how you have grown from just telling the story of the restoration work to telling bigger stories around the pieces themselves. There are so meany wonderful stories to be told. Thank you for sharing them.
It really is sweet to see this painting come home not only from an extremely frustrating delivery snafu but also come home to its own family. And now that it's been conserved, it can be passed down in the family for more generations to come.
Yay! We love to see the owners and their stories.
Such a relief to see this piece in a proper frame. Beforehand the frame was very distracting and over bearing, and I missed visual details that did not become apparent until it was out of the frame. The new frame lets this painting subject be the only thing you focus on.
Love this one! The client’s reaction was awesome to see. Please thank them for agreeing to be filmed!
The emotion on the face of the painting’s owners was just wonderful to see. A definite glint in their eyes showed how much the picture and the restoration meant to them.
Love the story behind this painting. I'm glad she's back to them, especially that they have familial connection with the painter.
It's great to see the owners of the painting especially when they are so engaged with the painting and have this amazing story to tell. It's great they got the painting back and also great to see you doing such a fantastic job on it. I also enjoyed your talking to the owners and the end explaining all about the changes i.e. brushstrokes and use of colour. Another good and entertaining video to enjoy. Thank you.
11:52 I flinched a little. Still, the finished product looks amazing, as always.
Never seen him so clumsy. He was probably drunk.
I came to the comments looking for someone mentioning that. Without even clicking the time stamp, I knew exactly what you were referring to lol
I'm very surprised he kept that take in the video. Seemed very careless.
@@yessanknow302 what a insane cognitive leap to make
@@Amplefii Thanks.
I imagine he knew it was already super far gone and he was going to back it anyway. That whole edge was in tatters, so i wasn't too concerned. I'm kinda surprised he kept the barely attached tacking edge at all. He did it probably for reasons of completeness.
When I saw the completed work, my first thought was that the painting is much like the early work of Renoir.
A talented artist, a talented restorer, and delightful owners - what a lovely combination for a video.
Mike had tears in his eyes while his wife and Julian were talking. It made me tear up. How wonderful that must have felt, seeing something made by your own ancestor. Seeing it the way he saw it after he was finished with the piece, or at least as close to the way John Harrison Mills saw it. Must have been a very moving moment for Mike.
i LOVE that we’re seeing the owners!! i always wonder about the people who own the art and care so much for it that they’ll pay (probably top dollar) for someone as talented as this to restore it! makes my heart happy 💕
The girl looks like she would have gone on to become a beautiful woman. Kudos to Julian to cleaning her and letting us see her as the artist saw her. The owners are a delightful couple. May they enjoy this picture for many more years.
This has a real "antique road show" vibe and I love it.
Получаю огромное удовольствие от просмотра ваших замечательных видео! Спокойные, разумные и созидающие. Так приятно видеть заказчиков на видео, редко кто соглашается, но это замечательная история. Здоровья и благополучия семье заказчика!
I love these owners and their passion for the history of this painting. And I love Julian's joy and respect for that history. This is the kind of wholesome content I needed today.
Love to meet the clients! Love watching Julian’s work, when clients come along it adds a level of interest and freshens the variety of content.
Wonderful. Not only the painting but the whole story of it, what its been through and how she finally came home. Thank you Julian for what you did for that adorable couple.
I loved the family input regarding the provenance of this painting and the family connection to the artist. Very interesting!!
I missed watching the cleaning of the painting!!! I love seeing the face cleaned of all the soot and soil and you omitted that from this video!!🥴🤯
Length of your videos is NOT an issue to your viewers! I LOVE your videos...all of them. Please don't compromise your quality of video due to length of video!
I understand why the family is so happy. The cleaned painting and her frame made just for her are beautiful.
Getting to know the clients, the stories behind the art... it's lovely! And seeing their reactions warms my heart... Mike's reaction at the end reminded me so much to my grandpa every time he saw art that moved him, I got teary eyed...
Had a big scratch in the veneer of my table and I used the techniques learned from watching Julians vids to cover it up. Especially the sandpaper fingers worked very well 😂!
Such a lovely episode. Lovely painting. Lovely girl. Lovely owners. Best of all? Fabulous frame! I saw it and instantly thought, "That is the perfect frame for her!! The tones in the frame bring out all the warmth the painting originally lacked, and the corner embellishments are the perfect accompaniment to the lace on her dress." So it was gratifying to hear that the frame had been specifically created for those very effects. And how lovely of Julian to gift it to the owners.
YES! This is exactly the next evolution of your channel and what I've been asking for. The human connection of the owners to the painting/art. The emotion and feelings they have and why it matters so much the painting/art is restored. Insert Julian and his amazing skill set to the restore the painting/art. Lastly, the pay off with the owner's reaction to your work. Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!
I LOVE this format. Getting to hear from owners and hear Julian interact brings this closer to feeling like all my old favorite PBS shows.
This brought tears to my eyes, seeing the owners witnessing the fruits of your labors. You did a wonderful job, as usual, my only disappointment was not seeing you cleaning and repairing the frame, but I understand. It was not meant to be. Thankyou
I had teary eyes at the end... the reaction from the owners was so beautiful, especially the husband who seemed so touched... such a simple episode but what a beautiful result.
So fun to have another client(s) willing to be on camera!
21:00 left in a second take of that line. it's not a huge issue and im just impressed that the mistaken line read is as professional as the final line read. high quality videos to go with your high quality work, keep it up!
also love the noise of that brush against that glass bowl
He usually leaves in the "correction" moments on the rare occasions he needs to... I feel as if it is part of the narrative itself of the story.
He does this all the time. Probably narrates the whole vid in one take
Either he doesn't have time or doesn't know how, but either way he never edits his audio
@@Jaynee198 he used to edit the audio, but once accidentally uploaded the unedited audio version and the comments were super supportive and a lot of people said they preferred it unedited. Since then, I don't think he's bothered to fix little mistakes like the one in this video.
Please, PLEASE have more clients in your videos! I love seeing their reactions and hearing the stories of how they acquired their pieces.
ALSO... nice Porsche at 11:25... are you restoring that piece of art too? Can't wait to see THAT video. :)
Cookie and Mike…..fabulous that you let us meet them and share their delight with their journey with you. Very sweet. Thanks.
This painting is probably the most beautiful one I've seen so far on this channel, wow. Also the owners are so sweet.
Your skill as a conservator is only exceed by your skill to craft stories about the work you do. Thank you for what you do and how you share it.
What a cool piece of history for that family! I'm so glad they shared the story with us. 🤗
I can totally appreciate that most of your clients value their privacy and don't want to appear on camera, but this was lovely to see.
It may not be a popular opinion but I couldn't care less about the people... I'm only here to admire the beautiful craftsmanship that is used to make the art shine again.
Another "home run", Julian! Thank you for sharing!
What wonderful people! Such a gorgeous painting.
I LOVE seeing the owners of the paintings, their stories and reactions to the final product. Thank you to them for letting us see them and hear the story. 💚
The owners are so sweet - I love it.
I agree to the last comment. Seeing the delight on the owners face was priceless. I think it was lovely.
I really liked this video. The addition of the owner's in this and their story with the painting was very entertaining but added a touch more emphasis what you would be doing to restore this lovely painting. Thank you very much for this.
Such a gorgeous painting! Each step of the conservation process is a revelation. The huge difference in the pendant and the details of the lace are so lovely!
That first retouching spot was amazing. It went from a big blob to unrecognizeable as a touchup in a few strokes.
I understand completely the joy of finding a painting that is part of your family. My daughter lives in the home of a famous local painter here in the UK - James Walton Burnett. She’s making it her mission to find his paintings and I have had great luck on eBay finding them for her. The house is a large Victorian 3 storey property and the watercolours that we have found look amazing there. Therefore I understand this couples joy of bringing a painting back home. This was a wonderful story - thank you Julian.
It's brilliant that you included the owners as part of the video. It gives a different dimension and makes the content all the more interesting
Loved that you've included the owners at last always wondered what their reactions were at the finished painting .Thank you for your videos always superb .
Somewhere in heaven the great great great grandfather is smiling and thinking, the picture found its way Home! 😍 and smiling over the fact that it wasn't easy 😂❤️
My favorite restoration yet and it’s because it is infused with the infectious joy of the owners. 🙋🏼♀️
Great to see and hear the owners' reactions and to experience your interaction with them. A great video.
More painting restoration on a bad day is always good 👌
I am kind of a silent fan of your restorations, but this video moved me so much, it's definitely my favorite. Her look when you reveled the painting was adorable. Thanks for sharing with us, what an amazing story ❤️
12:10 High tech mechanical press: a couple of cinder blocks, LOL
😯👍
As usual great content, I find it really special when the owners of the painting talks about the history of the painting itself and what it went through ❤
Very interesting to have the owners on!
Love your videos, thank you for sharing all your knowledge.
The new frame is so much nicer. It really compliments the painting instead of deterring our eyes away from it.
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Your channel is my absolutely favourite in CZcams. I miss the sounds of scrappy utensils at the begginig of the video. The music is good, but not ad good as your tools magical sounds...great channel. Greetings from Spain!
I love these people they seem so nice and happy to have preserved the painting. Plus a realistic story, lol. Bought as a surprise and lost in the mail. Been there!
I wasn't really into seeing owners and hearing their stories until this video. They were a treat. :)
The subject's face, attire and pose speaks to an unpretentious dignity. A very lovely portrait!
I loved this episode. It was so fun to hear the owners tell of its story and to see their happy reaction. And of course to see your beautiful work. Thanks so much for sharing.
we can’t wait to see more of this type of content (of course with the consent of your clients) !! it’s so wholesome and it gives us more of a feeling how important conservation is not only in art history but as well to the people themselves 💘
Thank you to the clients for allowing Julian to use their story!
Loved the family connection to the artist. When they were talking about the artist's choices with brush strokes and color it struck me that they could feel the intentions of his grandfather behind it. 🥰
I would love to hear more on the conservation ethics/theory behind varnishing the painting at the end, since the artist didn't varnish it himself. Is it there just as a protective measure? That'd make sense.
Hey Julian, you actually talking and interacting with your clients is a great addition to the already awesome videos, I hope you continue to do it 😁
a great family. a great painting. It's nice to know she is finally going home
The owners were charming and knowing that the artist was a relative was even more cool. It was nice to see that it didn't have too many issues, but it definitely needed your skills so that it wouldn't in the future. While the glass in that horrible frame it was didn't make viewing it better, it at least may have shielded the painting to an extent. With no varnish, it was probably more vulnerable.
Another great video - loved the customer interaction.
Question: why did you choose to varnish when the artist did not? It looks fantastic but I am curious where the line between future proofing and minimal intervention lies.
I cannot answer for Julian, but perhaps the slightly changed appearance (and arguably not even for the worse) was deemed a reasonable price to pay for the added protection that the varnish provides. The varnishing being easily reversible was probably a huge part of that decision. But all that is of course speculation on my part.
The varnish makes the painting more vibrant and enhances the overall colors. i think there's also a protective element to it-- but a well applied thin layer of varnish (and it being fully reversible if a future conservator wanted it gone) can only serve to enhance the painting! no harm done
I fully agree that the varnish was a good idea and I like the outcome. My question was more given that Julian goes to extreme lengths to not add anything the original painter did not do originally (in his other videos) I wondered what the decision process was with the varnish here. I think the varnish adds a great depth and is, as was pointed out, completely reversible.
Varnish tends to show the true colors of the paint, and will protect it from several damage sources.
@@markk3877 I guess it's the same logic as altering/repairing the stretcher or replacing it entirely.
It’s truly a pleasure to watch you work, thank you for sharing your passion and talent 🙌
It's so nice to actually see the reaction of the owners for once. I wish you could do that more. I understand most would not want that, but I imagine seeing their delight must be one of the best parts of your job.
If you don't follow him on Instagram, the woman used to work in the office at the school he went to growing up. What a great video. Loved seeing their reactions.
With your stickers, do you do updates on your website so your clients can see what stage of restoration it is in? How do you asses a timeline or length of restoration or do you not give an estimate?
This video tells such a complete story, from the artist, to how the clients got it, to the choosing and details of the frame. Loved the whole process. Thank you for sharing this piece of history with us!
The owners are an absolute delight, they seem so nice.
Oh my goodness I love this adorable elderly couple. They're so sweet and they're so excited and pleased about the painting. I adore them.