How A Damaged Old Oil Painting Is Professionally Restored

This is the restoration of a fine art oil painting of a still life scene painted in the 18th century by an old master in the style of Georg Flegel. Let's see the intricate process of a fine art restoration.

[Tuxlion]

Its so crazy to think that a piece of art that the creator may have thought wouldn't last long after their death has managed to survive this long and is cared for so deeply.

[ivorybow]

It is so refreshing to watch someone work so slowly and deliberately. There was no rush to finish, and the process itself seemed to be enjoyed by the restorer. Lovely!

[williamlawrence]

I am a retired surgeon. When training I learnt my craft from watching many other surgeons. I took up what I considered best practice. Some techniques from here some from there. This video was just an an example of one approach. The primary consideration like with reconstructive surgery is to do no harm and think of the next time the tissues may need treatment. It is the same with Picture restoration.

[lilacscentedfushias]

I see things like this and wonder if whoever worked on it would they ever imagine it would still be here now. Whether it’s buildings, art work…it fascinates me

[amyhensley]

I believe that Georg Flegel would be quite honored to know, the level care and attention his painting was receiving, over 200 years later.

[truehzrecords]

It’s so nice to take a break from TikTok and just sit back and watch a master at work. No flashing lights or blaring sound; just talent, skill, patience and a meticulous effort to restore a beautiful piece of history. Awesome video!

[mistyamarch]

i kind of love seeing the previous restoration attempts
even if they werent as skilled or privileged to have these tools then
its something birthed out of love, most likely. i know that attempts can ruin an artwork, but personally i find the attempt from love to be worth just as much
it says “i want this to survive. i want this to be beautiful again.” it speaks for the love of art, even if not done well 💗
and what is art if made to be appreciated, to be loved, cherished
that being said, its wonderful seeing this piece land in skilled and capable hands after all, to be restored to its full potential :)

[satansniffler]

I have immense respect for people that can do this, I have always been extremely impatient, a quality I
I do hate, I know I’d end up destroying it. So watching someone else do it will be the closest I ever come to something like this.

[femineity]

P.S.
The mending of this piece, the replacement of lost canvas, was fascinating to watch! The meticulous effort, patience of it all! It was beautiful to watch. Thanks again.

[KR_U]

baumgartner restoration gang where ya at??

[bobd]

I am impressed. Most impressed by threading the patches into the original canvas, e.g. at 17:00

[DeborahStephens-btnnGhost]

People sometimes complain about the Internet, computers, but because of having them we get to see, learn and enjoy fantastic videos like this. Thankyou 😊

[joseeallyn]

I am so glad to have found your site! My daughter bought a very nice old painting by a Scottish painter . She picked it up today from the dealers, took it home, dropped it, tried to catch it mid air and put her fingers through it. She is distraught. I am an artist and I promised her I would try to restore it. I am having second thoughts after seeing your video! I am sure we cannot afford to have it restored professionally, but your video will certainly help me do a better job now. Thank you!

[FoxRogers]

I think this was lovely and soothing to watch. And I really appreciate that someone gets to do this kind of work at this pace, which makes it done well and has the best result.

I wonder, though, we lose part of this painting's history and story by redoing the old repair. While it restored the painting to it's original state better than the first attempt, there's really interesting knowledge and story both of what the paining itself has been through and how things used to be done that is lost now. I think it would be equally as interesting to clean it but not update the old repiars.

[georgealderson]

Is it acceptable to criticise old restoration attempts when 21st century technology was not available? Had no attempts been made, we would have had an even poorer specimen to restore!

[DallasKICS]

Based on the amount of different outfit changes the restorer had on, I know this was a timely endeavor of love. Bravo

[hippy]

i love how in the video the narrator shades whoever the last restoration expert was about there work just to in turn be ripped apart in the comments by fans of someone else lol. art restoration beef is pretty serious apparently

[unknowncreature-]

I really wish he would explain some of these tools. What the hell is a smoke sponge? How is a museum vacuum different from a normal vacuum?

[BJKage]

Honestly, that is holy patience and skill. I really admire this lady.

[jamsstar]

Didn't know there would be so many experts on here