Chapter 214: A Romantic Tragic Genius

Zhou You asked, "Then how do you break the dynasty?"

It's the question that matters.

If it can't be broken, it can't mean that it is an old object in the early Qing Dynasty, and a mere place name can't explain everything.

"Naturally, there is a way to convince you!"

Wang Hao showed an unprecedented confidence and said: "The Kangxi Dynasty has a long time span, rich types of utensils, and superb craftsmanship, and many new types of porcelain were born in this special period, and pastel is just one of them. By the Yongzheng period, pastel porcelain was already quite exquisite, and it reached a very high artistic level in the Qianlong period. And our pastel figure interstitial screen will be the Qing Qianlong period delicate, kitsch, gorgeous and other porcelain characteristics to the extreme, we can even see the petals and the strong shade on the character's clothes, can see the image of the character's expression, this is definitely the peak of craftsmanship at that time, is a witness of the times. ”

Zhou You's third observation was really as clear and vivid as Wang Hao said, and he finally nodded convincingly.

Wang Hao didn't say anything: "According to preliminary estimates, the value of this thing is definitely not less than three million, and it may even be higher." However, we still have to ask Mr. Xu and others to give an appraisal certificate, so that we can get Longque Tower as a new viewing spot. ”

Zhou You's original intention was to continue to put this pastel character interstitial here for viewing purposes, but now it sounds like he can't get the Dragon Bird Tower.

In this regard, Zhou You can only express it with a wry smile that contains helplessness.

However, thinking of antiques, Zhou You really thought about it, and immediately ran up to the second floor to take down the strange sketch, and asked with a very harmonious smile: "Respected Master Wang Hao, can't you slap the palm of your eyes for the ignorant juniors?"

Poof!

Li Sisi laughed very indecently.

Wang Hao knew that Zhou You had the intention to make things difficult for himself, but he could only accept it helplessly, after all, his posture just now was too high, and now he has to accept the corresponding bitter fruits.

"Hey, it's a bit like Picasso's style!"

Wang Hao didn't have any background, but when he took a closer look, he was shocked to find that this sketch had a strong Picasso style.

Picasso is the most creative and far-reaching artist in the contemporary West, the founder of the Cubist School, and he and his paintings occupy an immortal place in the history of world art. In a December 1999 poll conducted by a French newspaper, he was voted the top of the ten greatest painters of the 20th century with 40% of the vote. Picasso's painting stood at the pinnacle of modern artists, even in the most mundane terms, and the Pipe Smoking Boy sold for $104,168,000 at Sotheby's in New York, setting a record for the highest amount ever paid for a single painting at auction.

Picasso's paintings are among the most valuable works of art in the world by any measure.

Naturally, Picasso's style is naturally the object of imitation by many modern painters, and there are not many contemporary painters who copy Picasso's paintings, which are simply carp across the river, and it is not surprising that one appears here.

But the problem is that with Wang Hao's cognition in the field of painting, it is really difficult to distinguish the difference.

Zhou You has read a lot of information recently, and Picasso is naturally the focus of the focus, not to mention those that can be collected on the Internet, and even some scandal materials with Picasso that have not yet become conclusive.

It can be said that Picasso is the most studied foreign artist who has traveled around the world.

Zhou You saw Wang Hao's gesture of surrender, and smiled slightly: "Do you know these words?"

Wang Hao shook his head.

Zhou You pretended to be Xu Lao's tone and said: "Usually tell you to read more books, and you don't listen to more words." It's good now, but when you need it, you don't have it, shame on you?"

Wang Hao was so angry that his teeth itched, but he endured it in order to understand the secret.

Zhou You replied: "This is Hebrew, the oldest language of the Jews. ”

Wang Hao nodded.

Li Sisi asked curiously: "Brother You is so powerful, he even understands such a remote language." ”

Zhou You smiled bitterly and replied, "You misunderstood, I also know these Hebrew words, because the name he pronounced was Modigliani." ”

"Modigliani!"

Wang Hao exclaimed directly.

Modigliani is known as the "tragic genius of romance" and is recognized as one of the 100 famous painters of modern times in the world. It's a pity that this talented genius died at the age of 36 when his paintings had just opened the market and the economy was slightly improving.

Zhou You smiled slightly and asked, "Do you know that Modigliani has a very famous friend, do you know who it is?"

Wang Hao replied without a temper: "I can't even identify the authenticity of Picasso's paintings, let alone Modigliani." Don't sell it, just uncover the mystery. ”

"I'm so impatient. ”

After Zhou You reprimanded for a while, he said: "Picasso is a good friend of Modigliani." ”

Wang Hao showed a sudden look.

The tour begins to tell a story: "It is well known that Paris is both the center of traditional art and the cradle of modern art. From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the last century, one after another art movements were born in Paris. In addition to the various schools of modern art, there are also some painters in the Parisian art scene who do not belong to any school, most of them come from different countries, live a hard life, and at the same time maintain more contact with traditional painting, although they are single-handed, but they all have a distinct personality and a distinctive artistic style, and they have made an important contribution to the art of the last century. In the history of art, this group of painters is generally described as the 'School of Paris', and Modigliani is one of them. ”

After a pause, Zhou You explained the artistic style of Modigliani, the prince of pathos: "Modigliani's main artistic achievements are portraiture and body painting, he is good at using lines to control the relationship between body and surface, and express elegance in soft and harmonious deformation. He transferred the elements of sculptural modeling to flat painting, combining concise and clear, slender and smooth lines with almost flat color surfaces to express the sense of volume and life of the human body. Modigliani's portraits have a uniform pattern: a simple goose-egg-shaped face with facial features, an elongated neck, slashed shoulders, an elongated head and a skewed posture that deviates slightly from the center line of the composition. His characters always have a pair of hollow blue eyes, and sometimes the two eyes are of different sizes and shapes in order to achieve peace. This extremely personal look expresses his inner feelings. Amazingly, this extremely simple and patterned form can also vividly express the different personality traits of different characters, and at the same time strongly and distinctly convey the painter's own sentimental mood, Modigliani found an artistic language that is both an image and a decorative line. ”

Wang Hao was puzzled and asked: "Since Modigliani's style is unique, why is there such a profound Picasso style?" ”

Zhou Youluo replied with a little sadness: "Modigliani was frail and sickly since childhood, and had to give up his studies to become a sculptor, and later began to turn to painting due to the influence of Impressionism and physical reasons. Perhaps because of his close relationship with Picasso, his early works have a strong Picasso style. ”

"You!"

Wang Hao was so angry that he grinded his teeth.

Zhou You's last answer was ambiguous, but Wang Hao was so choked that he couldn't speak. However, Wang Hao really didn't have a better analysis, so he could only obediently accept the answer that traveled around was not the answer.

In fact, that signature was enough to indicate the owner of the sketch, and Zhou You had a more convincing analysis, but he felt that it was a family statement, and it was better to wait until a real master of painting appreciation came forward and Zhou You to see if it matched his guess.

Zhou You stood up leisurely and said, "I heard that there is also an underground storage room here, and there are other antique ornaments in it, let's go and take a look, maybe there are unexpected discoveries." ”

Wang Hao was in high spirits, and immediately pulled up Zhou You and dragged him towards the back hall: "There is also an underground storage room! What are we still standing stupidly doing, go down quickly!"

Zhou You didn't resist, and he was looking forward to it.

Li Sisi and Forrest Gump didn't think much about it, and immediately followed.

Ka!

The slightly dusty pantry door was opened, revealing a downward passageway.

"Very spacious!"

Wang Hao took a cursory look and gave a pertinent evaluation.

The tour focuses on different places: "The air is muddy and the ventilation is not very good, but it also avoids the humid weather." ”

The humid weather in the south can be depressing a lot of the time. On rainy days, the dampness in the room can break you down, especially in early spring, when it can even cause appliances that haven't been turned on for days to malfunction or even be completely reimbursed.

"Wow, so much porcelain!"

Wang Hao turned on the light and went down the stairs, and what caught his eye was a dazzling array of porcelain.

Rococo architecture has a penchant for Chinese porcelain, or perhaps this is the fundamental reason why there is so much porcelain in the villa. Of course, this cannot be ruled out that Dongguan Gu Da boss likes porcelain ornaments.

Looking at the porcelain on the glass storage cabinet, Wang Hao's eyes began to run out.

I only heard Wang Hao muttering incessantly: "It's an interstitial screen again, but this time the carp is on the dragon gate, and it is still from the Republic of China, so the value is not very high." Damn, this won't be true, the enamel dragon pattern plum bottle, if it's true, it's worth it, but it's a pity that it's a modern high imitation. ”

Wang Hao, who was a little out of control, observed one after another, completely ignoring them.

However, they all know that Wang Hao has an almost obsessive preference for porcelain, which is far from being comparable to gambling stones, so naturally they will not pay attention to Wang Hao's abnormal behavior, let alone interfere with his treasure appreciation.

The underground storage room is indeed large enough, far larger than Zhou You imagined.

Zhou You thought that the underground storage room was at most the size of a guest room, but he didn't want it to have a scale of nearly 100 square meters. Such a huge storage room, not to mention for storing antiques, is more than enough to collect famous cars.

"Brother You, there are oil paintings here!"

Li Sisi is most concerned about Zhou You's affairs, and when he comes here, he immediately searches for the masterpieces that Zhou You cares about the most. It was precisely because of this that without being distracted, Li Sisi quickly saw the target prey in a corner.