0231 Group flickering
The highest price ever paid for a painting by Sandro Botticelli was Madonna and Child and Young St. John, which sold for $10.4 million at Christie's in New York in 2013.
Da Vinci's "Salimator" took 450 million dollars, and the difference between 450 million and 10.4 million is dozens of times, which is the gap between the world's recognition and artistic height.
Cooks very much wanted to send the "Baby in Violet" to his friend, but in the end he held back, because the relationship is very big, and he must not act rashly, if there is a trace of wind about Leonardo da Vinci's oil painting outside at this time, the three major Italian families can definitely associate themselves with the boss side!
The guests and hosts sat in the royal loft suite, and the atmosphere this time was obviously much better than last night at Leeds Castle, at least there were no guns exposed, and the heirs of the three families consciously brought translators, as well as appraisers...... Extremely well prepared.
"Three, I'm afraid you received the news last night, right?" Wu Qian asked.
The heirs of the three major families smiled and said nothing, this kind of thing is not admitted, and it is not interesting to deny it, so it is better not to say it.
"It's rare for a few to endure all night...... You didn't sleep much, did you?"
Wu Qian's gaze swept over the faces of several old foxes, and said with a smile: "Art has no borders, and I believe that several of you must agree with this sentence." ”
It means that your famous Italian paintings are the same for me, and it doesn't matter.
"I did find a painting by Leonardo da Vinci from Leeds Castle, and today I am making good on my promise to have a few of you come and see it. ”
Of course, Wu Qian will not admit that "Cupid, the Little God of Love" is an oil painting by Sandro Botticelli, and the most clever liar must first deceive himself into believing himself...... Wu Qian hinted to himself, I am just an oil painting, and this is Da Vinci's oil painting!
Rapo Elkan is in a very good mood, if you put aside the Leeds Castle incident, he likes Wu Qian, a young man from the Celestial Empire, very much, and the other party has repeatedly expressed his admiration for his family's Ferrari supercar, which is simply like-minded.
"Dear Wu, I knew you were a trustworthy friend. Come on, let's take a look at this masterpiece that has been buried for 500 years, shall we?" Rapo Elkann gestured to the back-facing wooden panel leaning against the couch, he knew it was the painting.
Wu Qian smiled and nodded, and then ordered his four bodyguards to protect him, cautiously took the painting in his hand, and turned it to face the heirs of the three major Italian families.
The three of Rapo Elkan all held their breath, stood up one after another, and waited very solemnly, the appraisers were also very solemn, today is a great day, and the time to witness the miracle has arrived!
The drawing board slowly turned, and when the oil painting was fully revealed, everyone's eyes widened, first subconsciously let out an exclamation, and then let out a soft sigh, Rapo Elkan wanted to take a closer look, but was blocked by Bauer.
The first feeling of the three of them when they saw the oil painting was amazing, but the second feeling was a little wrong.
The descendants of the three major families are authentic Italians, and they have a deep study of Renaissance oil painting.
The three of them felt that the style of this painting was completely wrong, and if it was not for the great master da Vinci, it was very good just for the oil painting itself in front of them. But if this is the handwriting of Leonardo da Vinci, several people are shaking their heads, impossible!
The appraiser who came with the three major families frowned, this painting ...... They instantly denied that it could not have been da Vinci's handiwork.
Each grandmaster will have his own unique technique, and in this painting, the appraiser does not see a trace of da Vinci's technique.
The three heirs and appraisers, you look at me, I look at you, dumbfounded.
Wu ...... You ......" Rapo Elkan was the first to sit back in his chair and frowned, "This is the oil painting you found from Leeds Castle?
Wu Qian was not happy when he heard this, frowned and looked at Rapo Elkan, and said: "What do you mean by this? I didn't find it from Leeds Castle, so do you say I stole it from the British Museum or from the Louvre? Could it be that I painted it myself!"
Wu Qian was "filled with righteous indignation", and kindly asked you to come over to appreciate the "great" artwork, but he had no brains!
Clark Virgio and Olawang Berlusconi would also be seated back in their seats, and without the need for an appraiser, they had already roughly identified which master's work it was, and they were frowning and silent, and their minds were constantly thinking.
Rapo Elkan stared at Wu Qian's eyes for more than ten seconds, and found that there was indeed anger in the other party's eyes, he shook his head slightly, and said, "Wu, although what I said may hit you, I still have to say it, this ...... It wasn't Da Vinci's handiwork!"
Wu Qian smiled, gently put the painting aside and stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Three, I'm afraid you have discussed it, form a group to fool me." Whatever I find, you're sure it's not a Da Vinci painting, right?"
The three of them had strange looks on their faces, and even if they did, would you be stupid......
"No, Wu, you really misunderstood us. Rapo Elkann defended, and continued: "We don't have the need to do that, and we can't do that kind of thing to discredit da Vinci, absolutely not." ”
Wu Qian naturally knew that this was not a Da Vinci painting, but he had to continue acting, otherwise it would be difficult to do.
"I searched for a night, even the door was opened, I found a painting, and I happily beckoned you to come and appreciate it together, and you opened your mouth and said that it was fake, it was too boring......" Wu Qian said with a speechless face.
Clark Virgio sighed and said, "Wu, you misunderstood again, we don't think this painting is fake, and judging by my level, there is an 85% chance that this painting is the real work of Sandro Botticelli." ”
"If you want to be sure of the authenticity, you can hand over the paintings to these appraisers, who have a certain authority in the appraisal of Western oil paintings. "Rapo Erkando.
"Sandro Botticelli?" Wu Qian tried his best to show that he was at a loss, and frowned and asked, "Who is this? You Italian names are too long to remember!"
Clark Virgio popularized the life of Sandro Botticelli for Wu Qian, and pointed out some painting techniques in the paintings, and then used his mobile phone to find a few Sandro Botticelli paintings for Wu Qian to compare.
In the end, through the "free" appraisal of the appraiser brought by the three people, it was determined that this was Sandro Botticelli's oil painting, and that 99% of it was genuine, and the one percent left behind was a way out for himself......