Treasure Hunt all over the World

When Ye Tian and the others walked into the bar, a beautiful woman was reciting poetry in French on the stage, her voice was melodious, combined with rich expressions and body movements, the performance was very devoted!

The guests in the bar were all staring at the beautiful woman on the stage, listening to her recitation, they were also very absorbed, and didn't notice the guests who just walked into the bar!

Seeing this situation, Ye Tian and the others stopped in their tracks one after another, and stood a little bit closer to the entrance of the bar, admiring the performance on stage!

Different from most bars, the performance form of Jiutu Bar is very special. The main performance forms here are songs, humorous performances and poetry. It is very bourgeoisie and very artistic!

The songs and dances that are common in other bars can't be seen here at all, and even the songs and music that are very popular nowadays are hard to hear here!

Anyone who is familiar with Jiutu Bar knows that this is a bar for talking about art and feeling art. If you like singing, dancing, and luxury, then you should go to the "Moulin Rouge Ballroom".

While listening to the poetry recitation, Ye Tian also looked at the situation inside the Jiutu Bar and felt the artistic atmosphere here!

The interior furnishings of the Artful Rabbit Bar are very simple, even rudimentary!

Except for lighting and sound equipment, as well as various wines and beverages, everything else here remains the same as it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries!

The audience in the bar sat scattered on long benches or small wooden stools, watching the performance with relish, and there was only one table in front of them, with wine or drinks on it!

The scene in front of me is very similar to the scene of a domestic factory or school or a party in the past, but it is a famous art sanctuary!

The venue of the Jiutu Bar is very small, even if it is full, there will not be many customers. It is not difficult to understand why there are so many people queuing up outside the bar, the space is limited!

There are many paintings hanging on the walls around the bar, making it look less like a bar, more like an art salon, more like a small theater!

In Ye Tian's eyes, the paintings hanging on the walls of the bar all radiate dazzling white light, and each painting has a charming halo, more or less! But there are at least five or six floors!

Obviously, these works of art from different ages all have certain artistic value and certain market value!

in an instant,

Ye Tian had a general understanding of the situation in the Jiutu Bar, and then he looked away and continued to enjoy the performance on the stage.

After the beauties on the stage had finished reciting the poems and the applause sounded, Ye Tian and the others continued on their way to the seat reserved for them by Little Fred, and each sat down.

"Steven, what do you want to drink? We have homemade fruit brandy here, which is still very good, and other drinks and drinks are also available!"

Little Fred said with a smile, recommending drinks to Ye Tian and the others.

As soon as his words fell, Ye Tian immediately continued:

"I've been known for a long time for your homemade fruity brandy, get me a drink, and let the others order what they want.

This is the Rabbit Bar, it seems a bit inappropriate to push a drink here, we are not here to drink, but to watch the show!

Compared with drinks and wonderful performances, I want to see your collection of antique works of art, that is the most precious thing in the Rabbit Bar! "

"Okay, Steven, you guys order drinks first, I'll go get the artworks in stock, you can help me identify them!"

After finishing speaking, Little Fred called a waiter to greet Ye Tian and the others, while he walked to the office behind the bar with an excited expression on his face!

It didn't take long for the drinks and drinks to be served, and everyone immediately enjoyed the show on the stage while drinking the drinks and drinks.

For the sake of safety, Ye Tian has already secretly turned on the perspective, watching every move of the bartender at the bar, and also watching the drinks and drinks that everyone ordered, until the drinks and drinks are on the table, so as not to be tampered with!

About ten minutes later, there were seven or eight more paintings in front of him, and the one on top was a cubist sketch.

Seeing this sketch for the first time, through the strength of the white light it radiates, the number of halo layers, as well as the painting style and other characteristics, Ye Tian made an accurate judgment in an instant.

But he still pretended to appraise it carefully, then raised his head to look at Little Fred, and said in feigned surprise:

"Congratulations, little Fred, this is a very good cubist style painting, the Rabbit Bar is indeed a famous art sanctuary, and it really lives up to its reputation!

I can basically confirm that this is a sketch by the cubist master Georges Braque, which was created around the 1920s, which was Braque's golden age.

In this cubist sketch, we can see that the painter introduced letters and numbers into the painting with great skill, which is a major feature of Braque's paintings!

What I can't understand is that Braque had already become famous around the 1920s and carried the banner of Cubism with Picasso. How could he exchange paintings for wine? "

Before Ye Tian finished speaking, the bar owner, Little Fred, cheered in a low voice.

"Great! It turned out to be Braque's sketch, what a huge surprise!"

After a little celebration, the buddy quickly controlled his emotions, and whispered happily:

"It seems that my judgment is correct. I have always suspected that this is Braque's sketch, but there is no signature on the painting, and Braque is dead, so there is no way to prove it!

Now you give the same appraisal conclusion, then there is no doubt! Thank you, Steven, your vision is really sharp, even more powerful than the legends!

I don't know why Braque exchanged this painting for drinks. For nearly two decades at the beginning of the last century, the Rabbit Bar did not belong to our family.

It wasn't until 1922 that the Rabbit was repurchased by my great-grandfather, and at that time, the cubist sketch was in the bar's warehouse, where it remains today.

Whether my great-grandfather and grandfather asked Blaque for verification of this sketch, I don't know, and there is no relevant record. After Braque's death, there is no way to verify it!

Leaving aside the history of this cubist sketch, Steven, can you evaluate the market value of this sketch, how much is it worth? I'd love to find out! "

Ye Tian nodded slightly, and then gave the answer.

"No problem, the artistic value of this sketch is extraordinary, but after all, it's just a sketch without the author's signature. As far as the current art market is concerned, it should be worth about 130,000 euros!"

"Wow! One hundred and thirty thousand euros, what a touching figure!"

Little Fred cheered in a low voice, almost dancing with excitement.

Next, Ye Tian helped him to identify a few paintings without the author's signature. They were all the works of those painters who used to patronize the Jiutu Bar but were cash-strapped, and used them in exchange for drinks!

Among them are the works of famous painters before they became famous, and there are also paintings by unknown painters. The value of the two is naturally very different!

Like Braque's sketches before, these paintings are not signed by the author, and they are relatively old. Little Fred was suspicious, so he took them out for Ye Tian to appraise.

After appraising the dozens of paintings that Fred brought out one after another, Ye Tian admired the other paintings hanging in the Rabbit Bar, including a few paintings hanging in the back office area!

During this process, Ye Tian habitually turned on the perspective secretly, thoroughly seeing through the Jiutu Bar, and did not miss any corner.

Under the perspective, several paintings by famous masters that Little Fred hid in the office safe immediately appeared clearly in Ye Tian's eyes, which made him see clearly!

Without exception, these famous paintings are all signed by the author, the origin is clear, and they are very valuable. Of course, Little Fred will not hang them outside!

Although he can't own them, it's good to appreciate them. Ye Tian, ​​who has completely lost the possibility of picking them up, can only comfort himself like this!

It was around eleven o'clock in the evening that Ye Tian and the others bid farewell to the Rabbit Bar, and took a car to the 'Moulin Rouge Ballroom' located near the White Square at the foot of Montmartre.

But it is a pity that when the group of them arrived at the Moulin Rouge, the most famous dance hall in France was already full and no longer accepted new guests!

Seeing this situation, Ye Tian and the others could only leave regretfully, and returned to Regina Hotel by car!

As for the Moulin Rouge Ballroom and the famous French Cancan, we can only wait for the next time we come to Paris, and take the time to enjoy it again!