Baumgartner Restoration
Baumgartner Restoration | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julian Baumgartner |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2016-present |
| Genre | Art conservancy |
| Subscribers | 1.93 million |
| Views | 215 million |
| Last updated: 30 January 2026 | |
| Website | baumgartnerfineartrestoration |
Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration, commonly known as Baumgartner Restoration, is a Chicago-based art conservation studio operating a YouTube channel of the same name.
History
[edit]In 1978, Rene Agass Baumgartner established the studio in Chicago. He was born in Switzerland and had studied at both the Luzerne Academy of Art and École des Beaux-Arts. His son Julian, who had begun working with him in 2000,[1] took over the studio after Agass' death in 2011 at age 63.[2] In 2016, Julian started a YouTube channel documenting himself restoring various artworks, becoming well-received[3] and attracting media coverage.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Redman, Bridgette M. (2022-03-08). "Best local conservationist rocking it out on YouTube". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "Rene Agass Baumgartner Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. April 17, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Zara, Janelle (October 3, 2018). "Watching Art Conservators Work Their Magic Has Become a Hot New Museum Trend. Here's Why". Artnet. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
- ^ White, Katie (April 7, 2022). "Meet Julian Baumgartner, the Conservator Whose Hypnotic YouTube Videos of Art Restorations Have Gone Viral". Artnet. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Nardi, Tom (October 4, 2019). "When Engineering, Fine Art, And ASMR Collide". Hackaday. Retrieved February 7, 2020.