In fact, it's not just antiques, there are many things that if a person likes them very much, then they are willing to exchange them for a price that seems to be unfair.

Not to mention Tang Bohu's paintings, just those bronzes, ceramics and other antiques, so real, to the current Westerners, few people will appreciate, besides, they have too many of this kind of things, the one that was snatched from China back then is not a certain half, many of them have been given away, and now they can use these things that they can give away at any time to exchange for Picasso's works, will they be willing?

And recently there is a strange phenomenon in the international auction market, some Chinese no longer go to auction those Chinese antiques, but recognize Western oil paintings, such as Wang Siyuan and his father. The point is that there are more fake antiques in foreign lots, and the prices are obviously inflated, which is no longer bearable for reasonable collectors, who would rather spend money to buy oil paintings, and then exchange them for oil paintings, which is more cost-effective than buying them directly.

"By the way, so far, among the top ten paintings in history at auction, all of them are Western oil paintings, and there is no ancient Chinese painting, which is actually very revealing, not that there is no market for your ancient paintings, but the aesthetics of China and the West are not the same. Interestingly, of the ten expensive paintings, my father's paintings account for four of them

Picasso's Nude, Green Leaf and Bust – Realized: $110 million

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The rest are also works by Monet, Van Gogh, Rubens and others, and your ancient paintings are also very beautiful, but they can't be sold for a price. ”

Paloma Picasso when he said this. Actually, it's still a bit proud, after all, everyone has a sense of national belonging. In Paloma Picasso's mind, she was a Westerner. Naturally, she supported Western oil painting.

Zhang Tianyuan smiled and said: "Teacher, although I believe in what you said, but the auction price is still a little different, I don't know anything else, but as far as I know, on September 19, 2013, Sotheby's New York auction company held a special auction of ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy. Among them, a vertical scroll "Viewing the Waterfall of Lushan Mountain" by the famous painter Tang Yin of the Ming Dynasty started at 300 million US dollars, and after 120 rounds of bidding, it was finally sold at a sky-high price of 590 million US dollars. It set a new world record for Tang Yin's calligraphy and painting auction. ”

Of course, the dollar at this time has depreciated a little, but even so, there is no problem for Tang Bohu's paintings to enter the top ten in history, and Qiu Ying's works of the same era as Tang Bohu are also quite expensive. ”

Looking at Paloma Picasso was a little embarrassed, Zhang Tianyuan hurriedly added: "Of course, teacher, I must admit one thing, the reason why Tang Bohu's price can be auctioned at such a high price." It is mainly the behind-the-scenes operation of international speculators, plus the people in our country have money, which is in the past, and no one can really afford to pay so much money for such a painting. ”

Nor was he entirely trying to defuse Paloma Picasso's embarrassment. It is also really helpless to say, although Tang Bohu's paintings fetched an astonishing price, but the person who bought the paintings is a Chinese. Westerners apparently still have little interest in Chinese painting.

In their minds, Chinese painting. And those Chinese antiques are completely incomparable with the works of Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, which can be seen from the purchase characteristics.

And because of the influence of Western values and the impact of culture. Many people in China have begun to appreciate Western oil paintings, but it is difficult for Chinese paintings to go out, unless a museum wants to buy them, and they are generally unwilling to ask for them, they would rather take a hundred Chinese antiques to exchange for a Picasso or Van Gogh painting.

"That's a good point, and I'm also very surprised, China has developed so fast in recent years, and Tiffany & Co.'s jewelry used to be unsellable in China, but in recent years, sales have been getting higher and higher, and it has gradually become Tiffany's main market. Paloma Picasso nodded as well.

The master was not angry, he was just a little embarrassed just now, and after Zhang Tianyuan's efforts to divert the topic, the atmosphere was finally adjusted.

"Then teacher, what should you do about this matter, there will be an auction tomorrow, or we will settle the matter tonight, and we won't have to waste your time tomorrow." Zhang Tianyuan thought for a while.

He'd like to go to the auction too, in case something catches his eye.

Besides, he has a tight schedule this time, and after attending the auction in London, he has to go to Paris, which is the main event, and it is a feast for Tianruixiang jewelry to the world, and it must be done.

"Haha, I didn't expect you to be an impatient, okay, let's do it at night, in this way, I won't look at the things first, you go back and prepare first, or wait here, I'll call a few old friends and ask them all to come over and have a look, these people are estimated to participate in tomorrow's auction, so they are all in London." Paloma Picasso said with a smile.

"Then I'll wait here, anyway, I'll take the painting with me, I'm afraid it will affect Mengmeng's sleep when I go back. Zhang Tianyuan thought for a while.

"Well, if your paintings are real, just wait for the money, these people I invited are definitely heavyweights, they not only have money, but also collections, whether you plan to sell or want to barter, there is no problem. Paloma Picasso smiled, she actually wanted to join in this transaction, but she really didn't have any decent Chinese antiques around her, it could be seen that Zhang Tianyuan was not short of money, his purpose was to ask for Chinese antiques, so she had to quit.

But even so, it was a matter of pride to be able to witness the appearance of these 28 of my father's paintings.

Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous jewelry designers in the world, and with her father Picasso's connections, she knows more than one or two high-rollers. All of them are billionaires from all over the world. And she also knows that these people have some Chinese antique collections in their homes. But I don't cherish it very much, if I can, it's a good deed, so that everyone can get what they want, isn't it beautiful?

Paloma Picasso asked Zhang Tianyuan, Snake Lin and Xu Yue to wait in her hotel room, and then went to the balcony to make a phone call in person, the call lasted more than 20 minutes, and it is estimated that there are many people who will be contacted, but Zhang Tianyuan heard it clearly. Everyone on the other end of the line was excited to say that they would be there soon after hearing that there was an original Picasso work to be sold.

"Okay young man, I've already called all the people who should be called, the nearest one is staying in this hotel, it is estimated that it will be there in three or five minutes, don't be in a hurry to take out the painting, you can surprise them when the time comes." Paloma Picasso said, "By the way, I want to show the painting, and after I confirm it." to introduce you. ”

This master is also more cautious, after all, she is already a world-class celebrity, and she can't lose a few heavyweight friends because of a misjudgment.

"Of course, teacher, look at it. There are 28 paintings in it, which one would you like to see?"

"I'll take it. "In three or five minutes, Paloma Picasso couldn't have seen twenty-eight paintings. So he was just going to look at one of them, but she had to get it. She still doesn't trust Zhang Tianyuan a little, after all, the relationship between them is not so familiar.

After speaking. Paloma Picasso casually took a painting out of his bag and carefully unfolded it on the table.

She put on white gloves, took a magnifying glass, and almost lay on the table, and after five or six minutes, the doorbell of the room rang, and she slowly stood up, and said with a smile on her face: "That's right, this is indeed my father's masterpiece, according to this level, it is worth about 20 million dollars, okay boy, you sent it this time." ”

"By the way, a few of you go to the next room to stay first, and when everyone arrives, it's not too late for you to come out after I explain the matter, Yueyue, you don't have to go over, you can help me entertain the guests." ”

This master is still a person who likes to play tricks, but Zhang Tianyuan still listened to her orders, because he also wanted to see behind the scenes what kind of big people were coming.

"Oh, dear Palomar, I've been ringing the doorbell a few times, why did you just open the door. A man walked in from outside the door, and when he saw Palomar, he showed a look of annoyance, but it was obviously pretended, because he was obviously very familiar with Palomar, and it was okay to joke casually.

"Welcome, Roman!" Paloma Picasso hugged the visitor intimately.

"Damn, isn't this the Russian oil tycoon, Roman Abramovich, the owner of Chelsea FC? I heard that he seems to have spent a lot of money on a Western painting before, and this time he actually came, this is really a heavyweight!" Zhang Tianyuan even if he was lonely and unheard, he still knew this legendary man.

The two of them had just finished hugging when two more people came in the door.

"Haha, Ms. Picasso, thank you very much for the invitation, I came to London this time to buy a painting of Ling Zun, but I didn't expect you to take the initiative to call!"

This first person is a Chinese face at first glance, and he is also a person that Zhang Tianyuan is very familiar with.

"Brother Zhang, isn't this Wang Siyuan's father, why is he here too?"

"Why can't he come? This man is now one of the ten richest people in the world, and he likes Western oil painting very much, and he will definitely come." ”

"The other one is also a cow. ”

"Damn, I still need to say it, the famous Bill Gates, will I know the richest man in the world?" Zhang Tianyuan glanced at Serlin angrily and said.

"Hey, that's right. ”

After these three people came in, they all hugged Paloma Picasso one by one, and then sat down separately, Xu Yue made them coffee, the aroma was charming, and even Zhang Tianyuan wanted to go out for a drink.

The people who came in later, although there were several people who didn't know Zhang Tianyuan, it was certain that the people who came with these people would definitely not be ordinary people.

The last one to arrive was a man named Baker Helis, this guy is the head of the Helis family, and he also brought an appraiser, obviously prepared, this is the person Zhang Tianyuan cares about the most, as long as he comes, then this transaction is basically half of the success.

"Ms. Palomar, we are old acquaintances, so we won't be polite, the painting you let us see is there, can we take it out now?" (To be continued......)