102 The world-class sensation to come
Milon was an outstanding master carver in the history of the world, he was a well-known sculptor throughout Greece in the mid-fifth century BC, and he and his works are mentioned more than once in the literature of ancient Greek and Roman writers.
He is good at using bronze as a material, and is not only able to express the human body in motion freely and accurately in proportion, but he is also a master of representing animals.
It is said that the bronze bull statues he made for Athens attracted greedy wolves, and the horses he carved provoked the neighing of real horses. It can be seen that its carving skills are exquisite, and the image is vivid and realistic.
It is a pity that in reality, in addition to the collection of Panwu, Miron's original work has not been preserved, and to this day, we can see some marble molds of Roman craftsmen.
Now Xiao Yao has taken out a piece of Milon's original work to send for auction, and its sensationality can be imagined.
The third work he is about to submit for auction is Leonardo da Vinci's oil painting "Salvator Mundi".
The reason why this painting was put up for auction is because the painting has been arranged by Panwu for nearly 10 years, and it has finally been identified as genuine, and has been widely recognized by artists and connoisseurs.
"Salvator Mundi" is a painting created by the famous Italian Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci. The painting was completed around 1500, roughly coinciding with the time when the Mona Lisa was created.
The Salvator Mundi first belonged to King Charles I of England and passed into the hands of Charles II, who then passed it to the Duke of Buckingham, whose son sold it in 1763.
After that, the painting was not traced for a time, and it was not until 1900 that traces of the oil painting reappeared.
Over the past 500 years, the painting has been repainted many times, and at one point the original painting was covered in thick oil paint. In 1958, Salvator Mundi sold for £45 at an auction in the UK.
It wasn't until 1996 that the painting fell into the hands of Panwu. After almost 10 years of cleaning and authentication, the painting was confirmed to be genuine and has gained widespread recognition.
The process of the painting being finally confirmed as genuine was very long and difficult. This is thanks to the ever-changing modern technological means, and without the assistance and contrast of modern technological means, the painting would probably still be regarded as a fake and not taken seriously.
The most difficult appraisal work has been completed in the hands of Panwu, and Xiao Yao has now sent this painting to auction, so there will be no obstacles, and the price of this painting will not be affected by the question of authenticity.
The fourth artifact he is about to send for auction is also a Western oil painting, this oil painting is Van Gogh's "Sunflowers".
In Panwu's collection, there are four of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers", of which there are three sunflowers in the vase, one is three sunflowers, and the other two are 12 sunflowers.
What he is going to send for auction is a painting "Twelve Sunflowers in a Vase".
This work is a gift received a few years before Panwu, and many people know that this painting is in his hands, therefore, this painting is also recognized as an authenticity.
It often takes a long time to identify a precious famous painting, and now that there are only more than two months left before the autumn auction, it is better to come up with this kind of painting that has been widely recognized in an orderly manner.
If a controversial painting is taken out, it may not be able to gain universal recognition during the publicity period of more than two months, and it will inevitably greatly affect the price of the work, which is something that Xiao Yao cannot accept.
Historically, Van Gogh's Sunflowers has been auctioned once, setting the highest auction price for a work of art at the time.
At an international art auction held in 1987, the wealthy Japanese company Yasuda bought a "Sunflower" by the Dutch impressionist master Van Gogh for a staggering price of $39.5 million.
However, on June 9, 1998, eight well-known international art experts jointly pointed out that the "Sunflowers" in the gallery of Japan's Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Company was not painted by Van Gogh, the master of Dutch impressionist painting, but a fake!
Norman, a British art appraisal expert, believes that the "Sunflowers" purchased by the Japanese company Yasuda was copied by a Frenchman named Sgoufenac. Sgoufenac was a friend of Gauguin, and for a time kept Van Gogh's Sunflowers.
"Sunflowers" has already had a fake storm, Xiao Yao chose to send "Sunflowers" for auction, there can be no dispute about the authenticity of the work, otherwise, the final auction price will inevitably be greatly affected.
The "Sunflower" he took out was a gift from a wealthy man to Panwu, and it is a work of orderly inheritance, and many masters and artists have participated in the appraisal, and there is no dispute about the authenticity of the work.
In the 80s, Van Gogh's works on the same theme had already sold for nearly $40 million, and today, 30 years later, what kind of price will Van Gogh's works on the same theme fetch for him? Xiao Yao is looking forward to this.
The four cultural relics taken out by Xiao Yao are all world-class art treasures, even if one of them is properly promoted, it will inevitably cause a world-class sensation. This kind of world-class art treasures, he took out 4 pieces at a time to send to auction, if the Yiyun auction house can not invite enough guests to participate in the auction, then there will be no need to cooperate in the future.
The cooperation conditions given by Yiyun are exciting, but their disadvantages are also obvious, after all, Yiyun has been established for a short time, and lacks world-class influence, if you can't invite enough rich guests and major well-known museums to participate in the auction, then the lot he sends is likely to not be auctioned at a price that satisfies him. From the perspective of interests, the shortcomings of Yiyun Auction House are also obvious.
Xiao Yao took out 4 world-class artworks at one time, which is also to make up for the disadvantage of Yiyun Auction House.
With these 4 nuclear bomb-level finale lots, once the publicity is launched, even if the influence of Yiyun Auction House in countries around the world is a little worse, but with good things in hand, it will definitely be able to attract target guests.
Although Lu Yahong did not mention the domestic autumn auction, Xiao Yao still took the initiative to prepare some lots suitable for domestic auctions.
Over the past thousands of years, there have been too many cultural relics collected, and many of them cannot even be found in the documents that have been handed down.
Since Xiao Yao is planning to sell some of the cultural relics in the duplicate collection in the future, this problem must be solved first.