Treasure Hunt all over the World

After being stunned for a moment, Alphonse murmured to himself:

"Yes! How foolish it was for us not to have thought of Corot! After his return from Rome he painted many landscapes in the Forest of Fontainebleau near Barbizon.

The award-winning painting "Forest and Shoal of Fontainebleau" in 1833 is the best example, and he has always had a good relationship with those representative painters of the Barbizon School! "

Ye Tian looked at Alphonse who was full of remorse, then smiled lightly and said:

"Don't feel remorse, Alphonse, but you, most people are unable to identify the real author of this oil painting on canvas, and will probably make the same judgment as you.

There is no other reason, because the content expressed in this oil on canvas is still different from most of Corot's landscape paintings, which are mostly silver-gray tones.

Strictly speaking, the color tone seems a bit monotonous, with a slight sense of similarity, especially some memory landscape paintings, which are works based on the sketches he made at that time and returned to the studio.

Some of the paintings are far apart in time, even the artist Corot can hardly retain the feeling of the scene, and the charm of related works will inevitably be affected!

This "Forest of Fontainebleau" oil painting on canvas is different. Its tone is fresh and bright, which is obviously different from Corot's usual silver-gray tone, and it was created by Corot on the spot.

In view of the above two points, this "Forest of Fontainebleau" is particularly precious. Why can I identify this painting and be sure that it is the work of the art master Corot?

Because I have seen a very similar painting in the New Gallery in New York, which is also the forest of Fontainebleau, but the season is different and the location of the view is slightly different.

However, the tones of the two paintings are almost the same, they are both fresh and bright, and more importantly, the oil painting on canvas bears Corot's signature, there is no doubt about it! "

Hearing this, Alphonse no longer had any doubts in his mind.

At this time, he was very sure that the "Forest of Fontainebleau", which he sold for 18,000 euros, was indeed the work of the master artist Corot, and it was a top-notch artwork with great value!

Thinking of this, Alphonse suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his heart, his vision went dark, he was so distressed that he almost fainted, his intestines turned green with regret!

This is not over yet, there is actually a good guy next to him who sprinkles salt on the wound, making him even more miserable, and what is even more annoying,

This person is still his clerk!

"Mr. Steven, you just said that this oil painting is very precious. Can you tell everyone what the market value of this "Forest of Fontainebleau" is? It must be an unbelievably high price?"

An antique store clerk asked aloud, his tone full of expectation, and he didn't see the grief-stricken expression of his boss at all.

The same goes for everyone else in the antique shop, they all wanted to know the answer to this question, and everyone looked at Ye Tian, ​​waiting for his answer.

Ye Tian glanced around the scene, then revealed the answer with a chuckle.

"Although this is a painting created in the late 1920s and early 1830s, and it is the early work of Corot's artistic career, but because of its particularity, its value is extraordinary!

Based on my understanding of the art master Corot and the current market conditions of antique art, I value this "Forest of Fontainebleau" at 30 million euros, which is not too high,..."

Before the words were finished, the scene was fried again, and everyone hugged their heads and exclaimed.

"My God! Thirty-five million euros! Did I hear you right? This valuation is too exaggerated, too crazy, it's unbelievable!"

"An ordinary oil painting bought for 18,000 euros turned into a top-notch artwork worth 35 million euros in an instant. Who can help me calculate how many times this has been multiplied? My brain has already shut down! "

While crazily exclaiming, the eyes of everyone on the scene looking at the "Forest of Fontainebleau" suddenly became extremely hot, almost burning up!

Looking at Ye Tian's eyes, it was full of envy, even jealousy!

Amid the exclamation, Alphonse's voice came out, and it was extremely painful to hear.

"Okay, stop talking, Steven, if you keep talking, my heart will burst and I will die. If there is regret medicine in this world, it would be great! I must go bankrupt and buy some!

Let’s talk about that surrealist painting. After getting that painting, several friends and I carefully appraised it. We agreed that it was an imitation of Picasso’s painting. What do you think? "

Following Alphonse's words, the exclamation in the antique shop stopped abruptly. Everyone looked at the surreal painting, and everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation.

Ye Tian walked a few steps to the left, before coming to the oil painting, pointed at the oil painting with a smile on his face and said:

"Alphonse, I know why you think this is a painting imitating Picasso, you must think that this oil painting is imitating Picasso's famous masterpiece, "Guernica".

From the composition and painting techniques of this oil painting, the realistic symbolism, the desolate atmosphere created by the three colors of black, white and gray, and the tragic colors rendered, it is very similar to "Guernica".

In these respects, it is quite normal for you to think that this is an imitation of "Guernica", and I believe that most experts, not only you, will come to the same conclusion.

However, have you ever thought that this may not be an imitation of "Guernica", but another "Guernica", to be precise, this is the previous life of "Guernica"! "

"Ah! The previous life of Guernica? Did I hear you right? How is that possible?"

Alphonse exclaimed in a gaffe, his eyeballs were about to explode!

The others were also shocked enough by Ye Tian's words, and they all stared at the surreal painting in amazement, their eyes full of disbelief!

Ye Tian smiled softly, and then said firmly:

"You heard me right, Alphonse, this is the previous life of "Guernica", I am very sure of this, and there is irrefutable evidence to support it, I will point out later.

From the beginning of 1937, when Picasso was commissioned by the Spanish Republic to create a decorative mural for the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris World Expo, to the birth of "Guernica", it took more than half a year.

During this period, the Luftwaffe air raid on Guernica in Spain occurred. Picasso was filled with righteous indignation and decided to use this event as the subject of mural creation for artistic creation.

This is a major historical event, and the political significance of the corresponding paintings is not trivial. Even a great artist as talented as Picasso cannot achieve artistic creation overnight!

Before "Guernica" was officially born, Picasso must have made many attempts. The surreal painting in front of you is the result of one of Picasso's attempts.

You may say that this is just my subjective conjecture, lacking evidence support, not necessarily credible! Since I have given such a positive conclusion, of course there is evidence to support it, and I am definitely not just talking about it!

The evidence I mentioned is hidden in this surreal painting, which not only has Picasso's signature, but also the time of the Guernica bombing, which freezes history at that moment!

Picasso's signature, on the right side of the painting at the feet of the woman with her hands up, falling from the roof, is visible to the naked eye, but on a different level, requiring a certain skill to see.

This is a little trick played by Picasso, very rare in his works, but it fits the style of this painting, don't forget, this is a painting of cubism and surrealism combined!

The time when the Guernica incident occurred is located in the middle of the painting. A series of numbers are scattered throughout the entire painting. Like the signature, those numbers are also located on different levels..."

Unsurprisingly, the entire antique store was once again detonated by Ye Tian's words.

After some exclamation, under Ye Tian's guidance, everyone stepped forward one after another, admiring Picasso's curlicue signature and the series of numbers hidden under the black, white and gray blocks.

As the signatures and numbers appeared in everyone's eyes, the exclamations in the antique shop almost never stopped!

As for Alphonse, who was the first to see Picasso's signature, he stood on the side in mournful embarrassment, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot, and those who regretted it wanted to jump the Seine to commit suicide!

Next, it was the antique store clerk again who asked again about the market value of this surrealist painting, and once again sprinkled a handful of salt on the bloody wound of his boss!

Because of Picasso's ingenious and unusually hidden signature and the series of numbers throughout the painting, this painting has a very special meaning!

Although this was just an experimental work by Picasso, Ye Tian still gave a sky-high valuation of 28 million euros, which once again stunned everyone present!

After everyone calmed down a bit, Ye Tian personally picked up the third oil painting, gently hung it on a display shelf next to him, and began to explain this beautiful impressionist oil painting to everyone.

Before he started explaining, everyone at the scene had already guessed that this must be a top-notch work of art of great price and value by the master of Impressionism!

In fact, as everyone expected, this small oil painting on canvas is an outstanding work of Impressionist master Pissarro, and it is an oil painting created in his heyday!

On this oil painting, Ye Tian did not find Pissarro's signature, but in terms of painting techniques, composition, style, etc., Ye Tian still gave everyone a convincing explanation!

Of course, this is for the audience to listen to, and it is an explanation from a professional perspective!

For Ye Tian himself, the moment he walked into this antique shop and saw this impressionist oil painting, he had reached an extremely accurate appraisal conclusion!

Through the dazzling light emitted by this oil painting, the charming halo of nearly twenty layers, combined with the characteristics of the painting, how could he be wrong?

After explaining this impressionist oil painting, Ye Tian inevitably gave the valuation of this oil painting again!

Pissarro is the master of Impressionism and the only painter who participated in all eight joint exhibitions of Impressionism. His artistic attainment and artistic value of his works are not inferior to any Impressionist painter!

However, his paintings are not as popular in the art market as Monet, Renoir, Cézanne and other famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters, and the prices are relatively lower!

In view of this, Ye Tian valued this Pissarro oil painting at 15 million euros. In his opinion, this valuation is obviously too low!

Even so, when he uttered the estimate, there was an exclamation in the antique shop.

After hearing this valuation, Alphonse's expression suddenly became more ugly, his face was dark and purple, making people a little worried, whether he would fall to the ground and die!