Baumgartner is based in Chicago and runs what is now the oldest restoration studio in the city. Using archival and reversible ...

You might remember last year when we told you about the mesmerizing video from Chicago Aussie highlighting a local painting conservator. Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration, the subject of the video, now ...

Soft scraping, dabs of solvent, the methodical swabbing of a painted surface inch by inch: art restoration videos are an ASMR goldmine. In this niche genre, conservator Julian Baumgartner is a bona ...

There is only one tool trusted by art world insiders to buy, sell, and research art: the Artnet Price Database. Its users across industries—from auction houses to museums, galleries, and government ...

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ANTWERP, Belgium — When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion. In the case of a massive Peter Paul Rubens masterpiece in the artist ...