Baumgartner Restoration

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Baumgartner Restoration
Personal information
Origin Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Website https://baumgartnerfineartrestoration.com/
YouTube information
Channels Baumgartner Restoration
Years active2016-present
Genre Art conservancy
Subscribers1.88 million
Views204.04 million
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Last updated: 23 September 2025

Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration, commonly known as Baumgartner Restoration, is a Chicago-based art conservation studio operating a YouTube channel of the same name.

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History

In 1978, Rene Agass Baumgartner established the studio in Chicago; his son Julian took over the studio after Agass' death in 2011 at age 63. [1] In 2016, Julian started a YouTube channel documenting himself restoring various artworks, becoming well-received [2] and attracting media coverage. [3] [4]

References

  1. "Rene Agass Baumgartner Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com . April 17, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Nardi, Tom (October 4, 2019). "When Engineering, Fine Art, And ASMR Collide". Hackaday . Retrieved February 7, 2020.