After being stunned for a moment, Alphonse muttered to himself:

"Yes, why didn't we think of Corot, it's stupid! When he came back from Rome, he painted a lot of landscapes in the forest of Fontainebleau near Barbizon.

The painting "The Shallows of the Woods of Fontainebleau", which he won in 1833, is the best example of this, and he has always had a good relationship with the representative painters of the Barbizon School!"

Ye Tian looked at Alphonse, who was full of remorse, and then said with a chuckle:

"Don't be sorry, Alphonse, but you, the vast majority of people will not be able to discern the true author of this oil on canvas, and will probably make the same judgment as you.

For no other reason, the content of this oil on canvas painting is still different from most of Corot's landscape paintings, which are mostly silver-gray tones.

Strictly speaking, the color palette seems a bit monolithic, with a slight sense of similarity, especially some reminiscent landscape paintings, which he recreated after returning to the studio based on the sketches of the time.

Some of these paintings are far away in time, and it is difficult for even the artist Corot to retain the feeling of the scene, and the charm of related works will inevitably be affected!

This oil on canvas painting of "Forest of Fontainebleau" is different, its tone is fresh and bright, which is clearly different from Corot's usual silver-gray tone, and it was created by Corot on the spot.

In view of these two points, this "Forest of Fontainebleau" is particularly precious, how can I identify this painting as the work of the master Corot?

Because I saw a painting very similar to it at the New Gallery in New York, which also painted the forest of Fontainebleau, but the location was slightly different depending on the season.

However, the color palette of the two paintings is almost the same, both are fresh and bright, and more importantly, the oil on canvas has Corot's signature, there is no doubt about it!"

Hearing this, Alphonse no longer had any doubts in his heart.

At this time, he was very sure that this "Forest of Fontainebleau", which he sold for 18,000 euros, was indeed the work of the master Corot, and it was a priceless top work of art!

As soon as he thought of this, Alphonston felt a pain in his heart when he felt a pang in his heart, his eyes were dark, and he almost fainted directly in distress, and his intestines were blue!

This is not over, there is actually a good guy next to him who sprinkles salt on the wound, which makes him even more painful, and what is even more infuriating is that this person is still his clerk!

"Mr. Steven, you just said that this oil painting is particularly valuable, can you tell us what is the market value of this "Forest of Fontainebleau"?

An antique clerk asked, expectant, completely oblivious to his boss's grief-stricken expression.

The other people in the antique shop also wanted to know the answer to this question, and everyone looked at Ye Tian, waiting for his answer.

Ye Tian glanced around the scene, and then chuckled and revealed the answer.

"Although this is a painting created in the late twenties and early thirties of the nineteenth century, it is the work of Corot's artistic career, but because of its particularity, its value is extraordinary!

Based on my knowledge of the master Corot and the current antique art market, I value this painting at 30 million euros, which is only ,...... low."

Before the words fell, the scene had been fried again, and everyone hugged their heads and exclaimed.

"Oh my God! 35 million euros! Did I hear me right? It's too exaggerated, it's crazy, it's incredible!"

"An ordinary oil painting bought for 18,000 euros has become a top-notch work of art worth 35 million euros in the blink of an eye, who can help me calculate, how many times has this increased?

At the same time as the crazy exclamation, the eyes of everyone at the scene looking at the "Forest of Fontainebleau" suddenly became extremely hot, and they were about to burn!

Looking at Ye Tian's eyes, he was full of envy, even jealousy!

In the midst of the exclamation, Alphonse's voice came out, and it was extremely painful to listen to.

"Okay, don't say any more, Steven, if you keep talking, I'll really have a heart burst and die, how nice it would be if there was a regret pill in this world!

Let's talk about that surrealist painting, after getting that painting, I and a few friends carefully appraised it, and we all agreed that it was an imitation of Picasso's painting, and the value was average, what do you think?"

With Alphonse's words, the exclamation in the antique shop came to an abrupt end, and everyone looked at the surrealist painting, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation.

Ye Tian took a few steps to the left, came to the oil painting, pointed to the oil painting with a smile and said:

"Alphonse, I know why you think it's a parody of Picasso's painting, and you must think it's a parody of Picasso's famous masterpiece, Guernica.

From the composition and painting techniques of this oil painting, the realistic symbolism, the sad atmosphere created by the black, white and gray colors, and the tragic colors rendered, they are all very similar to "Guernica".

In these respects, it is only natural for you to think that this is a parody of Guernica, and not only you, but I am sure that most experts will come to the same conclusion.

But have you ever thought that this may not be a parody of Guernica, but another Guernica, to be exact, a precursor to Guernica!"

"Ah, Guernica's pre-life? I heard you right, right? How is that possible?"

Alphonse exclaimed in frustration, his eyes almost bursting!

The others were also shocked by Ye Tian's words, and stared at the surrealist painting one by one in amazement, their eyes full of incredulity!

Ye Tian smiled softly, and then said categorically:

"You heard it right, Alphonse, this is Guernica's past life, and I'm pretty sure of that, and there's irrefutable evidence to back it up, which I'll point out later.

From the beginning of 1937, Picasso was commissioned by the Spanish Republic to create a decorative mural for the Spanish Pavilion at the Paris Exposition, to the birth of Guernica, it took more than half a year.

During this period, the Luftwaffe raided Guernica, Spain, and Picasso was indignant and decided to use this event as the subject of the mural and create art.

This was a major historical event, and the political significance of the corresponding painting was not trivial, and even a great artist of Picasso's genius could not have created art overnight!

Before Guernica was officially born, Picasso must have made many attempts, and this surrealist painting in front of everyone is the result of one of Picasso's attempts.

You may say that this is just my subjective speculation, which lacks the support of evidence, and may not be credible! Since I have given such a positive conclusion, of course, it is supported by evidence, and it is by no means untrue!

The evidence I am talking about is hidden in this surrealist painting, which not only has Picasso's signature, but also the time of the bombing of Guernica, which freezes history at that moment!

Picasso's signature, at the feet of the woman on the right side of the painting with her hands raised and falling from the roof, is visible to the naked eye, but on different levels and requires a certain amount of skill to see.

This is a little trick played by Picasso, very rare in his work, but in line with the style of this painting, let's not forget, this is a combination of cubism and surrealism!

The time of Guernica's events is in the middle of the painting, and a series of numbers spread out throughout the painting, and like the signature, those numbers are also located on different levels,......"

Unsurprisingly, the entire antique shop was once again detonated by Ye Tian's words.

After some exclamations, under the guidance of Ye Tian, everyone stepped forward one after another, admiring Picasso's floral signature, as well as the series of numbers hidden under the black, white and gray blocks.

As signatures and numbers appeared in everyone's eyes, the exclamations in the antique store came and went, almost never stopped!

As for Alphonse, who was the first to see Picasso's signature, he stood aside like a mourner, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he regretted that he wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the Seine!

Next, it was the antique shop clerk who asked again about the market value of the surrealist painting, and once again sprinkled a handful of salt on the bloody wound of his boss!

Because Picasso's clever and unusually concealed signature, and the series of numbers that run through the entire painting, this painting has a very special meaning!

Although this is just an experimental work by Picasso, Ye Tian still gave a sky-high valuation of 28 million euros, which once again stunned everyone on the scene!

When everyone's mood calmed down a little, Ye Tian personally picked up the third oil painting, gently hung it on a display shelf next to him, and began to explain this beautiful impressionist oil painting to everyone.

Before he could begin his explanation, everyone at the scene had already guessed that this must be a priceless piece of art by the hands of the Impressionist masters!

As you might expect, this small oil on canvas painting is an outstanding work by the Impressionist master Pissarro, and it is an oil painting created in his heyday!

On this oil painting, Ye Tian did not find Pissarro's signature, but in terms of painting techniques, composition, style, etc., Ye Tian still gave a convincing explanation to everyone!

Of course, this is for everyone at the scene, and it is explained from a professional point of view!

For Ye Tian himself, the moment he walked into this antique shop and saw this impressionist oil painting, he had already come to an extremely accurate appraisal conclusion!

How could he be wrong about the dazzling light radiating from this oil painting, the mesmerizing halo of nearly twenty layers, and the characteristics of the painting?

After explaining this impressionist oil painting, it was inevitable that Ye Tian once again gave the valuation of this oil painting!

Pissarro was the master of Impressionism, and he was the only painter who participated in all eight group exhibitions of Impressionism, and his artistic attainments and works are not inferior to those of any Impressionist painter!

However, his paintings are not as sought after in the art market as famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters such as Monet, Renoir, and Cézanne, and the prices are relatively lower!

In view of this, Ye Tian valued this Pissarro oil painting at 15 million euros, which in his opinion is obviously underestimated!

Even so, when he said the valuation, it caused an exclamation in the antique shop.

After hearing this valuation, Alphonse's expression suddenly became even more ugly, and his face was black and purple, which made people a little worried, whether he would fall to the ground and die!