Fine Art Conservation - The Retouching Process

Follow along as Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago works through the process of retouching catastrophic damage affecting the face of a mid-19th century portrait. Using archival and reversible materials the face is meticulously reconstructed and the portrait made whole. The portrait is introduced as it was received in the studio- covered in grime, old varnish and discolored retouching. We then see the painting with the grime and varnish removed an the extent of the old ret