Chapter Two Thousand and Fifty-Five Magnificent Pastoral Scenery
It didn't take long for the famous Italian painter Caesar Monti's painting "Blooming Gladiolus" to be successfully auctioned and sold for 36.78 million yuan.
Ye Tian's upper limit for the sale price of this Western artwork is 36.8 million yuan, which is only 20,000 yuan higher than the hammer price.
The guest who successfully photographed this painting is a well-known entrepreneur in China and a top collector.
When Ye Tian rang the auction hammer, the final word was dropped, and the auction was announced, the entrepreneur immediately cheered excitedly, kept high-fiveing his friends to celebrate, and almost danced.
Mr. Liu, who was determined to win this painting, unfortunately missed the painting because the price was too high and exceeded the upper limit of the transaction price set by Ye Tian, and became an invalid offer.
But he was still a little unwilling, as soon as Ye Tian announced the results, he immediately turned his head to look at the entrepreneur who was cheering and celebrating, his eyes full of envy.
Needless to say, he would have gone to the entrepreneur afterwards and tried to buy the painting of Caesar Monti, and it is unknown whether it would succeed or not.
Not surprisingly, the successful auction of Caesar Monti's painting once again detonated the scene, causing one exclamation after another.
The sale price of this painting, 36.78 million yuan, is also the record price of today's charity auction so far.
In addition to those professionals and entrepreneurs, most of the non-professionals on the scene are working-class, and the impact of this transaction price on everyone can be imagined.
However, this record was broken in the blink of an eye, and a new record was born.
Breaking this record was the third antique artwork to be unveiled, a Tibetan Buddhist bronze gilt four-armed Guanyin from the Yuan Dynasty.
This Tibetan Buddhist bronze gilt four-armed Guanyin created a transaction record of 39.79 million yuan, which made the banquet hall boiling again.
The next auction was not the antique artwork that Ye Tian took out, but the painting that Mr. Liu brought from Shanghai but was politely rejected by Ye Tian, the Chinese painting sketch of Master Lin Fengmian, "Lotus Mandarin Duck".
For this Chinese painting sketch by Master Lin Fengmian, Ye Tian adopted a conventional auction method, bidding fairly, the highest bidder wins, and everyone on the scene can participate, regardless of professionalism or not.
In the end, the buyer of this "Lotus Mandarin Duck" was an antique dealer from Liuli Factory, and the transaction price was 2.8 million yuan, which is quite good!
After this little episode, the auction is back on track.
The fifth antique artwork on display is a pair of gold candlesticks from medieval Europe, from the royal family of the Duchy of Burgundy.
The sixth antique artwork that appeared later was a calligraphy work of dragon flying and phoenix dancing, from Wang Jian, one of the 'Four Kings of the Qing Dynasty'.
With the sale of valuable antique artworks from the East and the West, the transaction records and total turnover of today's charity auction are also constantly being refreshed.
At the same time, the banquet hall also resounded with bursts of cheers and exclamations one after another, and the atmosphere became more and more hot and lively.
Soon, more than forty minutes had passed.
This unique charity auction, which is destined to cause a huge sensation, is nearing its end.
"Bang ——!"
With the fall of the auction hammer in Ye Tian's hand, the tenth antique artwork was successfully sold, and a new transaction record was born.
Immediately afterward, the scene of the banquet hall was completely drowned out by thunderous applause, and the sound was so loud that it almost tore off the ceiling of this banquet hall.
In the midst of applause, the top collector who won the bid stood up and bowed to Ye Tian on the stage, many professionals on the scene, and everyone else.
And on his face, there was an incomparably bright smile, and the whole person was extremely excited.
When the collector sat down, the applause quickly fell, and the scene was a little quieter.
There is still one last antique artwork left unveiled, what kind of antique artwork will Ye Tian take for the finale of this public welfare auction?
With this guy's generosity, the antique artwork he brought out must be extraordinary, maybe a priceless piece of top art!
Everyone in the banquet hall looked at Ye Tian behind the auction table, and everyone's eyes were full of curiosity and expectation, looking forward to seeing the last antique artwork.
In particular, many professionals have extremely burning eyes, and they are secretly gearing up for the final round of competition.
All this that happened on the scene and everyone's reactions were all seen by Ye Tian, who was standing behind the auction table, at a glance.
He glanced at the audience for a quick moment, then said aloud with a smile:
"It's getting late, it's almost time for the charity auction to end, and when the last piece of antique art is sold, everyone can disperse and go home.
Of course, those who have made a fortune will have to stay here for a while, sign the auction confirmation, and ask me about the valuation of the antique artwork they have acquired.
If you can complete the delivery on the spot, you can take your loot home and enjoy it, but I don't recommend that you do that, as that would be risky.
For all these antique artworks auctioned today, I will leave you half a month for delivery, as long as the delivery is completed within this half month, there is no need to rush.
If you want to sell your antique artwork without even raising funds for closing, you can simply transfer your rights to the buyer at risk."
Hearing this, the eyes of many guests who had just photographed antique artworks and made up their minds to sell them suddenly lit up.
For them, they don't need to raise funds for delivery, but they can also take the opportunity to make a lot of money and quickly cash out their good luck, where to find such a good thing!
Top collectors, antique dealers, and other professionals who are ready to buy the antique artworks are also excited.
They have made up their minds that as soon as this charity auction is over, they will start to buy the antique artworks they want, so as not to have too many nights!
You know, there are a lot of peers and competitors here, if you hesitate a little and start slowly, it is estimated that others will take the lead, and then you will cry!
Besides, as soon as this charity auction is over, the news will spread in a blink of an eye.
At that time, collectors and auction houses will surely come to try to buy or collect antiques that appear in today's auction, and then their chances will be even slimmer!
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
"There's still one last piece of antique art left unseen, and I'm sure everyone in this ballroom wants to know what the grand finale of this charity auction is.
When I decided to hold this charity auction, I had to think a lot about whether to choose Chinese antiques or Western antiques.
First of all, one thing is very certain, the last antique artwork that appears in the finale must be a top-quality product, better than the previous 29 antique artworks of the East and the West.
In this way, the range of choices has been greatly narrowed, and although I have a lot of top Chinese art in my hands, I am reluctant to set up my own private museum.
That's why I decided that the last antique artwork to be on display would be a top-notch work of art from the West, or to be precise, an outstanding painting by a Western master."
Before the words fell, the audience was already agitated.
"Since it is a top Western artwork, it is needless to think that this painting must be priceless and may well set a new auction record"
"I'll go! Xiaotian, this guy is so generous, if it were me, I wouldn't be willing to kill him!"
Just when everyone was talking, Ye Tian had already walked out of the auction table, personally picked up a painting bag and came to the display shelf in front of the stage.
Immediately after, he opened the painting bag, took out a painting from it, and gently placed it on the display shelf to show it to everyone.
At the same time, a close-up of the painting was also given on the large-screen TV on the scene, and the picture was very clear.
This is an oil on canvas painting with a small size, about 40 centimeters wide and 60 centimeters high, and is housed in a simple and elegant walnut frame.
In this painting, there is a beautiful pastoral scene, or rather a magnificent pastoral scene.
The light of this painting is very bright, it is also natural, and the field of view is wide, and when you stand in front of the painting, you can feel a sense of sudden enlightenment.
In the foreground, the blue sky is washed by water, dotted with white clouds.
Where the blue sky meets, there are endless mountains, and at the foot of the mountains, a large river like a jade belt flows quietly, across the whole picture.
Look back at the painting, and then look at the middle and close shots of the painting.
In the center of the painting are several towering trees with lush foliage, standing on a vibrant grassland that stretches like a green velvet carpet to the horizon.
Countless wildflowers are blooming delicately on the grassland, colorful and violet, decorating this grassland more touching and beautiful.
The most touching are a few cows scattered on the grassland, grazing with their heads down, and two shepherd boys leaning on the trees.
At the bottom of the pedestal, several meandering streams gurgle through the meadow, as if they are about to flow out of the painting and into this lavish banquet hall.
All of this makes up this beautiful picture.
Looking at this oil painting, everyone at the scene felt that their eyes lit up, and they quickly immersed themselves in it and admired it intoxicated.
The banquet hall fell silent again, except for the sound of everyone's breathing and the laughter of children.