Treasure Hunt all over the World

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Although the antique shop owner hesitated, he finally shook hands with Ye Tian and concluded the art deal.

Next, Ye Tian happily paid $80,000 for the goods and took possession of these four Andalusian landscape oil paintings.

After completing the transaction, he asked for a few more telescopic painting tubes, and then called in several company employees from outside and led them to start dismantling the four landscape oil paintings.

The wooden frames of these four landscape oil paintings are all rotten and mildewed, and the condition of the panels is probably not much better. They must be dismantled, re-binded, and replaced with new panels and new frames.

Rather than taking these landscape oil paintings back to be dismantled, it would be better to dismantle them here.

That would be easier and easier to carry.

While Ye Tian and the others were dismantling the frame, the antique shop owner asked curiously:

"Steven, now that the transaction has been completed, these four Andalusian landscape oil paintings belong to you, can you explain the real reason for purchasing these four oil paintings.

I believe that with your eyes, you must have seen a lot more than me, and you can also see the true value of these four oil paintings. I believe there must be a lot of things in them that I don’t know.”

Ye Tian turned to look at the antique shop owner, then smiled and said:

"Man, are you really sure that you want to know the real reason why I bought these four landscape oil paintings? Which one may not be good? For you, it is just more trouble!"

The antique shop owner's heart suddenly tightened, and then he nodded firmly.

"You're right, Steven. This may be asking for trouble, but I still want to know the answer to this question. Only in this way can I make progress. Maybe I won't meet the same baby again next time. It’s an eyesore!”

Hearing this, Ye Tian couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

He was somewhat impressed by this Moroccan antique shop owner.

It seems that this antique shop owner has a good mentality. He is not angry because he missed the treasure and learned to learn from it. It is indeed worth admiring!

After a pause, he smiled and said:

"In this case, let me explain these four oil paintings. According to my judgment, the creation time of these four landscape oil paintings should be the early nineteenth century, not the mid-to-late nineteenth century as you think.

The reason why you misjudged is because of the cracks on these four landscape oil paintings and the mildew on the frames. They concealed some information and also released some wrong information."

Hearing this, the middle-aged antique shop owner could only nod his head, his face turned slightly red, and he felt a little embarrassed.

However, he didn't say much.

I have poor eyesight, so what can I say?

After a pause, Ye Tian continued:

"Let's take a look at the artistic styles, painting techniques, etc. of these four oil paintings. In these four oil paintings, we can see the shadow of the Romantic school of painting, and we can also see colors similar to expressionism.

To be more precise, the artistic style shown in these four Andalusian landscape oil paintings is an artistic style that transitions from romantic art to expressionist art. This style is very unique.

In the early 19th century, there were only a few European artists who possessed and matched these characteristics. Coupled with the fact that this is the work of a certain Spanish painter, it is almost possible to figure out who this painter is! "

Hearing this, several antique art appraisal experts at the scene were suddenly enlightened.

Then, their eyes suddenly lit up and shone brightly.

At the same time, their eyes were full of envy, even jealousy, as they looked at Ye Tianhe's landscape oil paintings.

But they made no sound, and continued to listen.

The antique shop owner seemed to have thought of something, and a look of regret flashed in his eyes, but it was more of doubt.

Several people, including David and Yahya, were a little confused and still confused.

After a pause, Ye Tian continued:

"This Spanish painter is the famous Francisco Goya. Goya was the most famous painter in Spain at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. He was born in Zaragoza and was classified as a romantic painter!

However, Goya cannot simply be said to be a romantic painter. His painting style is strange and changeable, from early Baroque painting to Romanticism, to later works similar to Expressionism, always changing throughout his life.

Although he never established his own painting school, he had a great influence on later realism, romanticism, impressionism, etc., and was a transitional figure who connected the past with the future.

These four Andalusian landscape oil paintings were probably created by Goya in the early 19th century. In his later years, Goya's painting style changed again, which was the period of transition from Romanticism to Expressionism.

But this transformation was not completed, Goya died of illness, and in these four landscape oil paintings, we can see the process of transformation of Goya's artistic style, progressing layer by layer from spring to winter.

To put it simply, the color of expressionism is getting stronger and the color of romanticism is getting lighter. From the perspective of Western painting art research, these four Andalusian landscape paintings have a very special meaning."

Although they had already guessed the answer, when Ye Tian confirmed it personally, the antique art appraisal experts at the scene were still excited and exclaimed.

"Oh my God! It's actually a work by the Spanish art master Goya. It's incredible!"

"Moreover, the spring, summer, autumn and winter tetrads were created in the same place. Among Goya's works, this is unique and absolutely valuable!"

Amid the exclamations, the middle-aged antique shop owner was heartbroken.

He was so remorseful that he wanted to slap himself twice. He was so blind!

This is definitely the biggest mistake I have picked up in my life. If I want to encounter a top-notch piece of art of this level in the future, I will probably only do it in my sleep.

However, this is also the biggest mistake I have missed in my life. It only sold for 80,000 US dollars, which is almost like giving it away for free!

Although he had made hundreds of times profit from these four landscape oil paintings, the antique shop owner was still so painful that he almost died on the spot!

Yahya and the other Moroccans who were also at the scene were also in pain.

It’s heartbreaking to think that several top-notch works of art with such special meanings were just swept away by Steven, a greedy bastard.

At this moment, Ye Tian suddenly smiled and said:

"What I just said is just my personal judgment. It is not certain whether it is accurate or not. Further identification and evaluation are needed to get an accurate answer!"

Hearing this, all the Moroccans, including Yahya, rolled their eyes angrily.

Here we go again, go ahead and trick the devil!

You greedy bastard, you must have known that these were works by Goya, so you took these four landscape oil paintings.

Otherwise, you bastard would never take action.

Not only that, you bastard will definitely dig holes to deceive others.

Ye Tian didn't care at all whether others believed what he said or not, he continued to dismantle the landscape paintings.

In a short time, they removed all four oil paintings from the drawing boards.

Afterwards, Ye Tian pretended to look at the four canvases seriously.

When he saw the oil painting depicting a winter landscape, he suddenly pointed to a patch of mildew on the upper edge of the canvas and said:

"This does not seem to be just mildew, it looks like the artist's personal signature. This signature is located on the top of the highest point of the building in the painting, close to the frame.

There happens to be a patch of mildew at this location on the frame, so it's easy to think that the patch of mildew has extended onto the canvas, forming a patch of mildew on the canvas.

In Goya's works, signatures are often hidden in some very hidden places, and Goya will give some hints. Finding signatures has even become a fun part of studying Goya!

For example, in "Portrait of the Duchess of Alba", Goya's signature is hidden in the soil, and the outstretched finger of the Duchess of Alba just points to that signature."

Before he finished speaking, the owner of the antique shop picked up a magnifying glass, walked up quickly, and looked at the mold spot pointed by Ye Tian.

Two antique cultural relics and art appraisal experts who were also at the scene also came forward and began to examine the mildew stain with great interest.

No need to ask about the result!

After a while, the answer was revealed.

"Sure enough, it is Goya's personal signature, but it is too hidden, and it is covered tightly by mildew. If Steven hadn't reminded me, it would have been almost impossible to find it!"

An art appraisal expert nodded and said with excitement in his eyes.

Looking at the antique shop owner again, he was completely lost.

"How come I didn't notice this signature? What an absolute idiot. He deserves to be picked up!"

Ye Tianze, who was standing aside, smiled and shook his head, then carefully rolled up the canvas and put it into a black telescopic painting tube.

The other people present at the scene were all filled with envy, and some of them even had their eyes red with jealousy!

As we all know, with the discovery of Goya's personal signature, there is no longer any doubt about the provenance of these four landscape oil paintings.

Their prices will naturally soar as well!

Since they are very rare tetrads in the history of Western art, and are the most convincing evidence of Goya's shift from Romanticism to Expressionism, their value is likely to be extremely amazing!

In a short time, Ye Tian and the others had collected the four paintings and put them all into the painting tube.

Next, Ye Tian looked at other goods in the antique store.

After browsing the antique store, he was ready to leave.

At this moment, an official from the Moroccan Ministry of Culture suddenly asked curiously:

"Steven, since these are works by the art master Goya, and they are quadruple paintings, are they very valuable? Can you give an estimate? I believe everyone would like to know!"

Following these words, everyone at the scene looked at Ye Tian.

Ye Tian unexpectedly shook his head, then smiled and said:

“I will not announce the exact value of these four landscape oil paintings because I plan to collect these four landscape oil paintings myself and do not intend to sell them.

But I can tell you that these are four top-notch works of art, each of which is worth a lot of money. Moreover, this kind of quadruple painting is rare in the history of Western art and is worth collecting! "

After finishing speaking, he shook hands with the antique shop owner and walked towards the door of the antique shop.

His answer surprised everyone, but they had no choice but to follow him.

When they came out of the antique store, the media reporters who were guarding the door immediately noticed the extra telescopic painting tubes in everyone's hands.

They instantly realized that Ye Tian must have gained something in this antique shop.

Those media reporters would not miss this opportunity and began to ask questions loudly.

"Hello, Steven, do the extra telescopic painting tubes you have in your hands contain the oil paintings you just discovered? Can you tell me about the situation?"

"Hello, Steven, which artist are these oil paintings by? How much are they worth? Can you show them to everyone?"

Ye Tian did not give any response to the questions raised by these media reporters.

He just waved at those guys, and then led David and the others forward, continuing to sweep the antique flea market.

Seeing that they could not get an answer from him, the media reporters immediately changed their targets.

They swarmed into the antique store to get information from the owner and other customers.

After a while, these guys poured out of the antique store again.

Immediately afterwards, the news that Ye Tian discovered four landscape oil paintings by the master of art Goya in this antique store spread quickly throughout the entire market and the entire Moroccan antique art collection field like a hurricane!

Everyone who heard the news was stunned and even a little unbelievable.

Although Ye Tian did not give the valuation of the four paintings, some good people estimated the value of the four paintings based on the past auction records of Goya's works.

It has been estimated that the total value of these four landscape oil paintings is at least US$50 million.

Once this valuation was disclosed, it caused quite a stir.

Everyone was shocked by this valuation, and almost went crazy with envy.

At the same time, another piece of news spread rapidly in the market.

Those guys who had been watching Ye Tian's every move before, focusing on cutting off his beard and gaining something, were all fooled!

The things they bought were not worth much at all. Not only could they not make them rich overnight, but they were deceived to the point of crying.

Hearing the news, people felt chills on their backs and were frightened.

Until this moment, people seemed to remember the legends about Ye Tian creating various traps and trapping people without paying their lives.

As the news spread, many people who were closely following Ye Tian's actions and trying to stop him halfway immediately gave up all their inappropriate fantasies and thoughts.

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour has passed.

Several company employees who followed Ye Tian had a few more things in their hands, including paintings and other antiques and works of art.

The metal suitcase pulled by one of the company employees contained two small bronze sculptures from ancient Rome.

Not only did Ye Tian gain a lot, Professor David and Paul also gained something each.

After Ye Tian's guidance, they each purchased one or two antique cultural relics and works of art.

Although the value of these antique cultural relics and works of art is not very high, they are genuine and have their own characteristics.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for David and the others to take a fancy to him.

While talking, Ye Tian and the others walked into an antique shop on the street.

As soon as he walked into the store, a look of surprise flashed through Ye Tian's eyes, but it was fleeting.

No need to ask, he once again discovered a valuable antique artifact.