Chapter 1223: The Hudson River School

It was only a moment before Robert came to his senses.

"Steven, I know that you are the world's top professional treasure hunter and the top expert in antique art, discovering countless top works of art and owning many priceless treasures.

Since you say that this landscape painting is a very good work of art, you must be right! However, I don't know anything about the value of this landscape painting, and if you can, I hope you can tell me about it.

The origin of this landscape painting is not complicated, about eleven years ago, my wife went to the Hell's Kitchen flea market, saw this painting, thought it was beautiful, and bought it for $50.

Since then, this landscape painting has been hanging in the living room of this apartment, and no one realizes that it is a valuable work of art, which is incredible!

I don't know exactly who bought this landscape painting, but my wife may remember it, but unfortunately, she went to the night shift today and will not be home until tomorrow morning."

Robert said excitedly, his eyes were full of anticipation, and his eyes were firmly fixed on Ye Tian, expecting to hear the most perfect answer.

This guy is also relatively shrewd, and he didn't say whether to sell this landscape oil painting, but just asked about the oil painting.

Although Ye Tian likes this landscape oil painting, he doesn't like it to the point that he has to win it, and today's situation is special, so he doesn't have the time and mood to go around the bend.

Hearing Robert's inquiry, he began to explain the painting to the other party.

"Robert, your wife is so lucky to have picked up such a big leak at the Hell's Kitchen flea market, and it is no exaggeration to say that this landscape painting is enough to change your fate.

This is a landscape oil painting of the Hudson River School, with superb painting skills, delicate brushstrokes, smart and natural, with extraordinary artistic value, and is one of the outstanding representative works of the Hudson River School.

You may not know the Hudson River School, a famous school of painting active in the 20s and 80s of the 19th century, known for its ability to depict the Hudson River Valley in New York.

The Hudson River School is good at using realist brushstrokes to depict the vast and magnificent scenery of the New World, showing the beauty and grandeur of nature, and has a very important position in the history of American art.

It was the first art school with a distinctly 'American' mark, marking the beginning of American art to break away from European influences and gradually reveal its own character, so it is also known as the American landscape school.

It can be said that the Hudson River School is the originator of all American painting art schools, and after its exchange and collision with various painting art schools from Europe, it gave rise to the famous New York School of painting in later generations.

Many of the painters of the Hudson River School are famous figures in the history of American art, and some of them are the founders and founders of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

The oil painting in front of me is the Hudson River landscape, the colors are bright and vivid, the style is fresher than the European realist paintings, revealing a real texture, making people feel immersive.

According to my identification, this Hudson River landscape oil painting was created around the sixties of the nineteenth century, and the artist who created this painting is named Hart, one of the most famous representative painters of the Hudson River School.

You may not know Hart, the Hudson River painter, but if you've ever visited the White House, you've certainly seen his work, which is the "Mountain Lake" hanging in the White House map room!

It was a famous painting by Hart from 1858, and we can also see Hart's work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and many other famous museums.

In my opinion, this oil painting of the Hudson River landscape in front of me is better than the "Mountain Lake" in the White House Map Room, and it can better represent Hart's art and painting level, which is very rare!

Okay, Robert, time is limited, I can only explain this oil painting of the Hudson River landscape here, or the same sentence just now, would you like to transfer this oil painting? I intend to take it!

If you are willing to transfer, I will contact the company staff and my personal lawyer right away and ask them to contact you and complete the art transaction at any time, even tonight."

Ye Tian explained this landscape oil painting in detail and once again put forward a request for purchase.

If possible, he still wants to win this landscape oil painting, since he was lucky enough to come across this painting, it would be a pity to miss it!

If the other party refuses, it doesn't matter, the main purpose of this trip to Hell's Kitchen is not for this painting in the first place, and there is nothing to regret!

At this time, Robert's face was already red with excitement, and his eyes were shining, but fortunately, his health seemed to be quite good, so he didn't get excited and went straight over!

The rest of the people at the scene were also very excited, looking at Robert's eyes full of envy, they were all envious of this guy's good luck!

For only $50, I was able to buy such a precious piece of art!

The eyes they looked at Ye Tian were full of admiration.

Sure enough, Steven's eyes are really sharp, no matter what grade or where the antique artwork comes from, don't want to escape his eyes!

"I've been to the White House, I've seen the 'Mountain Lake' in the Map Room, but I didn't expect this oil painting to be Hart's work, and it's even better than that, it's amazing!"

Robert said excitedly, his voice trembling, his eyes fixed on the oil painting hanging on the wall, and he was reluctant to take his eyes off it.

He feared that as soon as he looked away, the landscape painting on the wall would disappear, which was a huge fortune!

Looking at Robert's almost crazy appearance, Ye Tian just stood with a smile on his face, and did not make a sound to disturb this guy.

It took about a minute for Robert to come to his senses.

After taking two deep breaths and calming down a little, the guy immediately said excitedly:

"Steven, thank you very much for your appraisal and explanation, you are worthy of the top antique art appraisal expert, the explanation is too professional, convincing, and it really deserves its reputation!

As for whether or not to sell this Hudson River landscape painting, I can't give you a definite answer for the time being, I'm very sorry, I have to discuss it with my wife before I can make a decision!

Besides, this landscape oil painting was bought back by her, and her opinion must be sought on what to do with it, even if it is sold to you, she needs to nod and agree, I hope you can understand!"

"It's okay, I can wait, if you decide to sell this painting to me, you can contact me at any time, if you don't plan to sell it to me, that's okay"

Ye Tian said with a chuckle, his expression was very natural, and he couldn't see anything unusual.

Seeing his performance, Robert couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief and relax a lot.

At this time, he had already begun to suffer from gains and losses, lest Ye Tianqiang buy and sell, or use some tricks to snatch this valuable work of art from his hands.

But on closer thought, he dispelled his concerns.

As a native of New York, he has heard some things about Ye Tian, and knows that although Ye Tian is known for his ruthlessness in the business field, he has never forced to buy and sell, which is well known!

Even if this guy cheats people or picks up leaks, he also uses the crushing advantage of professional knowledge and his unique and sharp vision to dig a pit for his opponent to jump or pick up leaks!

Those guys who have suffered a big loss in his hands, although they are very depressed, and the roots of their teeth that everyone hates are itching, but they are helpless, they can only break their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs, and they can only blame themselves for not being as good as others!

After quickly adjusting his mood, Robert asked expectantly:

"Steven, I take the liberty of asking, what is your valuation for this landscape painting? Can you tell me about it? I'd love to know!"

Not only him, but the rest of the audience also wanted to know the answer to this question.

Everyone turned their heads to look at Ye Tian, expecting to hear his answer.

Ye Tian nodded lightly, then said with a smile:

"There is nothing that cannot be said, because of the important position of the Hudson River School in the history of American art, and the works of several famous painters of this school have always been sought after in the American art market.

Especially in New York, because of the geographical relationship, these paintings depicting the Hudson River Valley landscape are enthusiastically pursued by many top collectors in New York and the surrounding area, and it can be said that they are very sought-after.

Based on my understanding of the current antique art market, the market value of this landscape painting should be between 8 million and 10 million US dollars, and if it is sent to auction, it may be able to fetch a higher price!

The only pity is that the state of preservation of this landscape oil painting is not very good, the oil paint on the picture is a little cracked, otherwise, its market value must be more than 10 million dollars, there is no doubt about it!"

Before the words fell, this small living room was already completely boiling.

"Eight million to ten million dollars, my God! What a fortune, crazy, it's like a dream!"

Robert directly hugged his head and exclaimed, the whole person was almost crazy.