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Sterling opened the bag he was carrying, took out a pair of white gloves and a magnifying glass, these appraisers at home and abroad ate at a similar home, after putting on the gloves, Sterling casually picked up the top sketch. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Well, it's still a bit of a surprise......"

Zhuang Rui saw that Sterling did not first check what the sketch itself was drawing, but first looked at the sketch paper, and slightly folded it with his hand to see the hardness and flexibility of the paper, which is a necessary procedure for appreciating calligraphy and painting.

After checking the paper, the originally relaxed expression on Sterling's face became a little solemn, because he found that the sketch paper in his hand should have been made in Paris in the forties and fifties of the last century, which could not be hidden from Sterling's eyes.

That is to say, even if these sketches and paintings are imitations, they are imitations of a bit of an old age, and the cost is not low, you know, to buy sketch paper half a century ago now, the price is not affordable for ordinary people.

Ezkenner's small eyes were also looking back and forth on the coffee table, as a senior antique *** home and art dealer, he had a feeling that maybe he could really see Picasso's real work today, of course, this was a feeling for him.

Jacqueline Rocque?!!

Suddenly, from the mouth of Sterling, who was looking at the sketch, there was an exclamation, which attracted the attention of everyone in the room, and even the door of the suite moved slightly, it was the curious Qin Xuanbing, who was hiding inside and eavesdropping.

"Mr. Sterling, don't you know your results are out?"

Zhuang Rui didn't know the woman in the painting, but when he heard Sterling call out his name, he immediately understood in his heart that this was a sketch portrait of Picasso to his last wife.

In 1953 of the last century, Picasso met Jacqueline Locke at the Madura pottery workshop, although from this time period to 1961 and Picasso married in the eight years, Picasso has always had ***, but Jacqueline Locke endured this, and the two have been walking hand in hand through the second half of Picasso's life.

Jacqueline Rourke was Picasso's second wife, a Spanish woman who created a warm and tranquil world for Picasso in his later years, and Picasso often recalled the peasant women of Catalonia from her shape, and he painted many portraits of her.

Unfortunately, 13 years after Picasso's death, Jacqueline Rourke may not have been able to bear the absence of Picasso, and finally committed suicide in the eighties of the last century.

After Jacqueline Locke's death, most of Picasso's drawings and paintings for her flowed into the auction market, and the appreciation of Picasso's paintings was also during that period, it can be said that it was Jacqueline Locke's Picasso paintings that raised Picasso's works to a higher level.

Sterling was pleasantly surprised by Zhuang Rui's voice, and after carefully putting down the sketch, Sterling grabbed Zhuang Rui's arm and said almost pleadingly: "This is a portrait of Madame Picasso, yes, it must be, Mr. Zhuang, I want to know the origin of this painting, I hope you can tell me ......"

"I'm sorry, but I can only tell you that these paintings were purchased through legitimate channels, and as for the rest, you don't need to know, your job is to tell Mr. Ezkenner whether they are real or fake after looking at them......"

Zhuang Rui can understand Sterling's mood, researching an antique is often more difficult than identifying its authenticity, but this is also the attraction of ***, which makes people continue to dig and explore those unknown stories that happened dozens or even hundreds of thousands of years ago.

However, even if the person in front of him was his colleague, Zhuang Rui did not plan to tell him the origin of these sketches, because now he was in Paris, not his own territory, and Zhuang Rui did not want to make any extraneous branches.

Who knows if that lovely Mr. Renault, if he knew that he had 30,000 pounds and the 32 Picasso works he sold were all genuine, would have gone to the hotel where Zhuang Rui was staying and cried, made trouble and hanged himself?

"I'm sorry, I took the liberty ......"

In the foreign art market, and the domestic antique market is almost the same, private transactions, you just need to know the authenticity of the object, the way is not the most important, and foreign countries should pay more attention to the individual**, after hearing Zhuang Rui's refusal, Sterling immediately apologized to Zhuang Rui.

Zhuang Rui waved his hand casually and said, "It's okay, Mr. Sterling, please continue to ......"

The art market is different from the traditional industry, this is a seller's market, as long as you have real things and good things, you are not afraid of not being able to sell them, and you can let out a little bit of noise and crowd people to find you to buy them.

So Zhuang Rui is not in a hurry, if he can't do it, he will take these sketches back to the city, whoever wants to buy them, and his buddy will also be an international *** family.

After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Sterling did not pick up the sketch he had just seen, but looked at Zhuang Rui and said: "Mr. Zhuang, I can be sure that this one is indeed the real work of Mr. Picasso, which he ......made in the sixties of the last century."

"Wait, Mr. Sterling, how do you know when Picasso painted?"

Zhuang Rui interrupted Sterling's words, because Picasso met Jacqueline Locke in 1953, so can he make the painting around that time?

"Mr. Zhuang, you must know that although Picasso is an energetic man, after the age of eighty, he is a little more than capable of women, but he is not willing to do so.

So, during this period of time, his painting style has also changed, and in his paintings during this time period, there are voyeurs, I think, that's what he flaunts himself, right?"

When it comes to professional knowledge, Sterling has become like a different person, gushing scriptures, starting from Picasso's personality in his early years, and talking about Picasso's psychological problems in his later years, giving Zhuang Rui and others a good lesson.

Zhuang Rui has heard of this, because Picasso once said a very famous sentence, that is: "We are old and have to quit smoking, but there are still ** smokers." It's the same with love. ”

After Picasso could not exercise the right to love with women, he expressed this ** in his paintings, which is the so-called "right to see", in his painting style of this period, whether it is oil painting or sketching, there will be a faint shadow of a man, looking at the women in the painting.

"You're right, Mr. Sterling, go on, there are five more sketches below......"

Zhuang Rui nodded, expressing his approval of Sterling's words, hearing Sterling's words, he was also very touched, this Chinese and foreign appraisal are all need to understand the psychological situation of the author of the work, if it were not for Sterling's familiarity with Picasso's style in each era, he would not be able to say the above words.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhuang, you will bring us a wonderful evening......"

At this time, Sterling's attitude towards Zhuang Rui changed greatly, and after standing up and bowing slightly to Zhuang Rui, he sat down and re-appraised it.

Although the women in these six sketches are all the same person, the backgrounds and costumes are different, not all of them are naked, and two paintings are wearing pajamas and lying on the bed with their breasts half exposed.

When Sterling was appraising these sketches, he didn't read a single one, and the excited look on his face increased by a point, and after reading all six sketches, he was so excited that he almost jumped up from the sofa, grabbed Zhuang Rui, and asked: "Dear Zhuang, you must have other works, please take them all out......"

If it is Picasso's oil painting, it is very likely that there is only one, but the sketch work, every time it is found, there is at least one volume, basically around ten or a little more, but Zhuang Rui only took out six this time, so Sterling asked.

"Oh, Mr. Stirling, please don't worry, first tell Mr. Ezkena whether these works belonging to Mr. Picasso are real or fake......"

Zhuang Rui gently pushed away Sterling's hand that grabbed his arm, what are you kidding? Dude has already taken out the gadgets with real money, and you still want to see it? That's not impossible, but you two also have to show some sincerity, right?

"Really, of course it's true, and I can assure God that these six works are absolutely Picasso's authentic works, there is no doubt about it......"

To be honest, Sterling's performance at this time, like a fanatical *** enthusiast, is more like a calm appraiser, he just wants to appreciate all of Zhuang Rui's works about Picasso at the moment, after today, I'm afraid he won't have this opportunity, because whether these paintings will still belong to Zhuang Rui is uncertain.

Stirling knew that the news of Zhuang Rui's possession of these works would have a great impact on the entire European art market, and that would definitely make all the fans of Picasso's work gather in Paris.

"Well, alright, Mr. Sterling, you can rest for a while, I think Mr. Ezkenna must have something to talk to me about......"

Zhuang Rui waited until Sterling confirmed the authenticity of these paintings, and immediately started to cross the river and tear down the bridge, and did not even pour a glass of water.

Sterling is just an appraiser, there is no need to talk to him too much, and Zhuang Rui still has a little bit of a problem with Sterling's eyes on the door of his head when he first entered the room.