Treasure Hunt all over the World

"Tony, this realistic landscape painting looks good. The snow scene in the Alps is beautiful and very appropriate. Today is a snowy day.

This realistic oil painting is the work of which artist? How much is it worth? If the price is right, I intend to accept this painting as a souvenir of my trip to Turin! "

Ye Tian pointed to a realistic landscape painting hanging on the display wall and said, with a bright smile on his face.

At this time, forty minutes had passed since they arrived at San Carlo Square. The group of them was in a gallery on the edge of the square, admiring the many artworks displayed here.

Before that, they had visited several antique shops and galleries, but found nothing. Everyone's hands were still empty, without any antique artwork.

Of course, this is just a superficial phenomenon.

When visiting those antique shops and galleries, Ye Tian also found a few small loopholes, but the value of those antique works of art is not worth letting him do it himself.

The person who bought those antique works of art will be Bowie who will arrive in Turin tomorrow afternoon.

By then, the joint expedition had already left Turin, crossed the Alps, and entered France, and no one doubted Bowie's identity.

At this moment, the realistic landscape painting that Ye Tian was referring to was a beautiful snow scene, which fit perfectly with the snowflakes flying outside.

In this landscape painting, crystal clear snowflakes are flying all over the sky and falling from the sky, rendering the whole world white, just like the world in a fairy tale.

Through the snowflakes flying all over the sky, we can see that the snow-capped Alps stand in the distance of the picture, tall, majestic, and somewhat holy,

On the ground in the foreground, there is a city that combines ancient and modern, full of colorful and beautiful buildings, including towers, churches, squares, and buildings of different styles, etc.!

Without exception, the roofs of all the buildings in the city have been covered with snow, and the whole city is as white as a wedding dress.

At the bottom of the picture, a few passers-by walking on the street are hurrying on their way. On the adjacent square, there are a few children who are not afraid of the cold and are chasing and playing in the snow!

From the outline of the Alps in the painting and the architectural pattern of the city, everyone can see at a glance that the scenery depicted in this realistic oil painting is

It's Turin in winter.

Moreover, the artist's perspective when painting happened to be looking north from San Carlo Square.

It is conceivable that one day before this, the realistic landscape painter was sitting somewhere in Piazza San Carlo, admiring the picturesque scenery while using his brush to describe the winter in Turin.

Through the scenery shown in the painting, everyone can even guess and quickly find where the painter was sitting at that time.

Hearing Ye Tian's inquiry, the gallery owner named Tony immediately responded without any hesitation.

"Steven, this realistic landscape painting depicting the beauty of Turin in winter is from a well-known young Italian painter who lived in Turin for five or six years.

This painting was created in that period. The scenery on the painting is really beautiful. The price is 18,500 euros. If you can accept it, you can take this painting away! "

After giving the quotation, the gallery owner immediately stared at Ye Tian, ​​his eyes full of anticipation.

He has a very thorough understanding of this realistic landscape painting, because he personally received it from the agent of the young Italian painter and hung it on the display wall!

This oil painting does not have any hidden secrets, and it is absolutely impossible to be the work of a top art master. There is no possibility of being picked up by others!

Ye Tian turned to look at the gallery owner, then nodded with a smile and said:

"18,500 euros, although the price is a bit high, but it is not too outrageous, I like this beautiful and charming Alps snow scene, compared with it, the price is not important!

Tony, I want this realistic landscape painting, and I plan to bring it back to New York and hang it in the company, so that everyone can enjoy the picturesque Alpine scenery while working! "

Upon hearing this, Tony's eyes immediately flashed with ecstasy.

"Deal, Steven, this realistic landscape painting belongs to you, you can take it back to New York to decorate your company's office space"

As he said that, Tony stretched out his right hand, ready to shake hands with Ye Tian and conclude the art deal.

However, Ye Tian did not shake hands with him, but pointed to another painting hanging not far away, and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Tony, I'm interested in more than one of the paintings in your gallery. I'm also interested in the baroque oil painting next to it, and I want to know more about it.

Is that painting by which artist? When was it created? What is the specific value? If the price is right, I also intend to accept that painting and take it back to enjoy slowly.”

Tony withdrew his right hand in a little embarrassment, then turned his head to look at the baroque painting hanging on the display wall, his eyes were full of doubts and curiosity.

He didn't respond immediately, but carefully looked at the oil painting suspiciously, then at Ye Tian, ​​and fell into deep thought.

For his reaction, Ye Tian didn't find it strange, nor did he urge him, but just stood aside with a smile on his face, no abnormalities could be seen from his facial expression.

As for David and the others, they were all admiring the baroque oil painting and secretly guessing Ye Tian's true intentions.

The painting hanging on the display wall is also a landscape oil painting. The painting is a rural scene at dusk. Judging from the architectural style, it should be a Nordic countryside.

Compared with the previous realistic landscape painting, this Baroque style landscape painting has a much darker tone, and the whole world in the painting seems to be shrouded in a black mist.

Looking at this painting, everyone's mood will instantly become heavy, and everyone can feel the sadness and even despair revealed in the painting.

But it is undeniable that the painter who created this painting has very superb painting skills, and the structure and layout of the picture are almost impeccable. It is obviously a work of art above the standard!

The only problem with this painting is that the sadness and desperation that pops out of the paper makes people feel very bad. Maybe this is the main reason why no one cares about it!

It took a long time for Tony to wake up from his contemplation, then turned to look at Ye Tian and said:

"Steven, this baroque oil painting, I don't know the specific artist's work. On this painting, I didn't find the author's signature, nor did I mark the date of creation.

After receiving this oil painting, several friends and I also did some research, and we can basically confirm that this baroque landscape oil painting should have been created between the end of the seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth century.

As for the artist who created this oil painting, we still haven't found the answer. From the perspective of painting techniques and artistic style, this painting is a bit like Rembrandt's work, but it is specious!

Compared with Rembrandt's paintings, the tone of this landscape painting is darker, unlike Rembrandt's superb use of light and dark light, through the change of light, it gives people a sense of stability and solemnity.

This painting is not the case, it brings a sense of sadness and even despair, so I judge that this is not the work of Rembrandt, but it is undeniable that the painter's painting skills are very brilliant.

Let's talk about the price. Although there is no author's signature and the painting style is not pleasing, but because of its long history and superb painting techniques, I offer 60,000 euros. I wonder if you can accept it! "

"clap clap"

Ye Tian didn't respond immediately, but applauded lightly.

After the applause fell, he smiled and said:

"Excellent! Tony, it seems that you have studied this baroque landscape oil painting very well. You are indeed an expert in art appraisal. What you see is exactly what this painting shows.

Although the painting style of this painting is not pleasing, and there is a feeling of despair, but out of curiosity, I still plan to accept this Baroque painting and take it back to study it! "

Said, Ye Tian has stretched out his right hand.

"Deal! Tony, plus the realistic landscape painting before, the two paintings total 78,500 euros, check or bank transfer, whatever you choose, I can do it!"

Looking at the gallery owner Tony, he was stunned for a moment, and then an ecstatic smile appeared on his face.

"Deal, Steven, congratulations, you have harvested two very good works of art. If possible, it is best to transfer the money through the bank, which is faster."

Tony said excitedly, and immediately shook hands with Ye Tian to conclude the art deal, lest he would regret it.

While shaking hands, Ye Tian also nodded with a smile and said:

"No problem, Tony, then bank transfer, but you need to provide two waterproof painting bags, and issue a supporting document so that I can take these two works of art through customs and bring them back to New York smoothly."

"Okay Steven, that's what I'm supposed to do, no problem"

Tony nodded and said that the offer would be rejected there.

Once the deal is done, the rest is easy.

Ye Tian stepped forward first, took down the two paintings from the display wall, handed them to David and Jason respectively, and then completed the bank transfer on the spot.

Tony also quickly wrote the supporting documents and handed them over to Ye Tian.

A few minutes later, Tony received a confirmation call from the bank, and the payment of 78,500 euros had already arrived.

At this point, the art transaction is completely completed, and the money and the goods are settled.

Afterwards, Ye Tian and the others bid farewell and left, carrying two oil paintings in waterproof painting bags, and walked out of the gallery.

Before leaving here, Tony also asked Ye Tian to talk about the appraisal conclusion of the baroque oil painting in order to solve his doubts.

Ye Tian smiled lightly and shook his head, rejected his request, then turned and left.