"There is nothing surprising about this, after all, Picasso and Dora have not been together for a short time, and the famous Guernica, which I have always considered to be Picasso's best work, should be at least half of the credit for this work. Dora is a painter and a photographer, she used her photographs to faithfully record the cruelty of war, risking her life to bring inspiration to Picasso, but God was so unfair to her. The appraiser had already revealed some true feelings at this time, and he could hear that he was very worthless for Dora.

At this point, the appraiser glanced at Paloma Picasso before continuing: "Perhaps God felt Picasso's sin, and on the day he died, there were only four people with him—Jacqueline—his second wife, Jacqueline's daughter, a hairdresser, and a secretary—and four people sent the hearse to the rocky castle that Cézanne had painted in the south of France and which Picasso owned. The mountain road was rough and difficult, and it snowed all night in April. Picasso ended the last journey of his life in the snow and ice. ”

He gave the poor girls a cold life, and when he died, God would let him suffer this loneliness and coldness. By the way, Mr. Zhang, can I ask you a question? Where did you get some of your paintings? It stands to reason that such a well-preserved and high-quality painting should not be without a source. ”

The appraiser recovered from his anger, but immediately thought of another thing, he even thought that Zhang Tianyuan had something to do with Dora, and then got these works from Dora, but he didn't say it, because they needed evidence to prove it.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Appraiser. Please forgive me for not being able to tell you. Anyway, I can assure you that these things are not stolen. Not to mention robbed, their origin is very innocent. Besides. As an appraiser, you should also respect the privacy of others, as long as the things are genuine, not stealing or robbing, then there is no problem, right?"

It's not that Zhang Tianyuan doesn't want to tell these people present, it's just that he really can't say anything about it, because these paintings were given to him by Lancelot, and the biggest problem is not this, the biggest problem is after Lancelot gave him these paintings. He also used the word complement to make the final work, that is, even if he told the truth, even if he invited Lancelot here, he was afraid that Lancelot would not recognize whether the paintings were his or not.

Of course, he could understand the interest of these appraisers in the behind-the-scenes story of the paintings.

For example, when he buys an antique, he is not only interested in finding out whether it is authentic, but also willing to find ways to dig up the Nordic story of this antique. Often these stories may be more exciting than the antiques themselves.

If the paintings originally belonged to Dora, it means that there are some stories behind them that people don't know now, and the appraiser is obviously very interested in Dora. That's why he was so eager to know the answer, if it weren't for the fact that there were so many people here, I was afraid that he would have already grabbed Zhang Tianyuan's arm to verify it.

"Tian Yuan. Can't you really tell us?" Paloma Picasso also spoke, and she was also curious about the stories of these paintings.

"Let's put it this way. This painting certainly didn't come from Ms. Dora, so don't think about it. The origin of the painting. I have to keep it a secret, this is a friend confessed, he doesn't want his stable old age life to be disturbed, I'm sorry. There was really no way, Zhang Tianyuan had to make up a lie, but his lie was still quite reliable, so no one could say anything, so he couldn't be forced to break his promise.

Of course, Zhang Tianyuan will not tell Lancelot the origin of these twenty-eight paintings, if he says it, he is afraid that Lancelot will definitely go crazy, and then there may not only be great contradictions, but also a lot of unknown troubles.

And keeping this secret is different, at least Lancelot will not feel uncomfortable, besides, these paintings have changed greatly, even if Lancelot knows about it, and even when he sees the paintings, he can't recognize them, as long as Zhang Tianyuan himself doesn't tell the origin of these paintings.

"Oh, that's a bit abrupt, so I won't ask......"

When Paloma Picasso heard Zhang Tianyuan's explanation, he simply gave up. Because she knows that many people don't want others to know about these transactions, this is to ensure their privacy, after all, there are many declining families who go to their own things, and they are afraid of being embarrassed by being known, and they feel sorry for their ancestors.

She gave up, although the appraiser was not very willing, but it was not good to ask anything, after all, he was also professional, some things should be asked, some things should not be asked, he should be clear in his own heart, even if the curiosity is strict, if you can't ask, you can't ask.

What's more, if you ask Zhang Tianyuan, you won't say it.

"Mr. Picasso, you are so polite, I can't tell you this little thing, I am really ashamed, if I hadn't agreed to that person, alas, I should say sorry for me, you have helped me so much this time. ”

It is said that dragons give birth to dragons, and phoenixes give birth to phoenixes.

But Zhang Tianyuan found that this Paloma Picasso was completely different from her father, although the scumbag father had high artistic achievements, he was a mess. And Paloma Picasso is really much better than her father at least in terms of being a human being.

"You kid, what's the matter, don't look at it, continue to appreciate these paintings, I believe you have a basic understanding after seeing it. Paloma Picasso smiled and said, then looked at Zhang Tianyuan and said, "Tianyuan, aren't you in a hurry?"

"Don't worry, you can look carefully and slowly, anyway, the painting can't fly. ”

Zhang Tianyuan is not in a hurry to sell Picasso's paintings, anyway, as long as they are in peacetime, the value of these paintings will become higher and higher. This is a work of art, and it is a master's artwork, not an ordinary painter's thing, so it is basically a market where monks have more meat and less meat, as long as you have meat in your hands, you are not afraid that others will not come and buy it.

There are quite a few people here today, but compared to the huge number of collectors. That's just a drop in the ocean, if the price offered by these people doesn't satisfy him. Then he could have refused to sell, and then slowly waited for the opportunity.

I believe that as long as this matter spreads today. That will definitely cause a shock in the entire Western collecting community, so many Picasso oil paintings, there will definitely be people scrambling for it.

Who has ever seen the emperor's beautiful daughter marry?

What's more, these paintings are only more valuable than the emperor's daughter, because people will grow old and become ugly, but paintings will not.

Of course, this may be a bit dangerous, but Zhang Tianyuan is not worried at all. I am really not afraid that robbers will steal and rob, unless someone sends an army to cause international disputes, otherwise, this painting will not be lost.

The appraiser looked carefully for another hour, and after repeated confirmation, he finally looked at Zhang Tianyuan, and said with a deep breath: "Mr. Zhang, I can be sure now." The painting must have been produced between three or three years ago, shortly after Picasso and Dora met, and it would be August 1934 to be more accurate. Well, that's about the point in time. ”

"Isn't it, you can even judge this exact point in time?" Zhang Tianyuan was really a little surprised. In general, judge the time of a painting. It's all an approximate period, and this period is basically one year. Even in a few years, and an appraiser as accurate as the moon is really unseen, even his word appreciation skills can't do this.

It is easy to judge that from 1933 to 36, Picasso was constantly going back and forth between Maritesa and Dora, trying to deepen the discord between the two. He knew that Dora was jealous and couldn't tolerate other women in his eyes. He deliberately reminded Dora, and Marie Teresa! Picasso sat on the wall and watched the view, enjoying it. ”

"I'm really perverted, and these two women can't be sympathized, is this a poor person who must have something to hate? What a cheap word!" Zhang Tianyuan didn't dare to say this, after all, Paloma Picasso was beside him, and it was not good to insult his father so publicly.

Picasso, after living with Marie Theresa under the same roof for several months, felt suffocated and walked away. In April 1936, he suddenly picked up his brush and painted a series of minotaurs, humans, and beasts. On the Fourth of May, the monster took the naked, apparently dead woman—it was Marie Teresa. In the same painting, Dora's long hair flows and is ready to come out. Picasso ended Marie Teresa's life with a paintbrush, and in August, Dora officially became Picasso's mistress. The appraiser shrugged his shoulders and said, "This painting was born under these circumstances, because shortly thereafter, the Spanish Civil War began, and Germany bombed the Spanish town of Guernica. By this time Picasso had conquered Dora and began to paint Guernica; Dora builds a prison of affection and locks herself firmly inside. She made a faithful photographic record of Picasso's painting of Guernica. He said to Dora, 'Guernica is painted for you. ’”

"In other words, he didn't have time to paint Guernica when he was painting it, right?" asked Zhang Tianyuan.

"Yes, you're quite right. ”

"But what about after Guernica finishes painting?" asked Zhang Tianyuan, because he really didn't know much about Picasso's story.

After that, it was even more impossible, because the relationship between the two people had gone in a bad direction, and it was impossible for the happy smile on Dora's face in this painting to survive. Picasso said to his friends, 'I don't love Dora,' to Dora, 'I love you because you look like a man!' and 'You're not beautiful...... It's just going to cry!' So Dora cried aloud, and Picasso continued to paint weeping women. The relationship between Picasso and Dora, which lasted for six or seven years. Picasso's painting of Dora in 1942 was so exhausted that she no longer cried, but looked at something in a demented and dazed state. In 1943, Picasso met Françoise Girou, and the relationship between Dora and Picasso came to an end. ”

"Listening to what you say, it is really true, under such a relationship, you can only draw a crying woman, and it is impossible to draw the smiling Dora in this painting. Huh? It's still not right, does it mean that the two of them don't have the possibility of a recurrence of the old relationship? For example, two people have been separated for a while and suddenly meet again?" (To be continued......