Afternoon Torres admired it for a long time, and Xi Qing was on the side, waiting for the result like Sha'er, but his hand could feel the content, this was definitely not an ordinary work. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

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

When Xi Qing saw Wu Torres, he didn't first check what the sketch itself was drawing, but first looked at the sketch paper, and folded it slightly 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 Wu Torres' face became a little dignified, because he found that the sketch paper in his hand should have been produced in Paris in the forties and fifties of the last century, which could not be hidden from Wu Torres'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. Moreover, it is difficult for the average person to buy it. Not to mention a Chinese.

This kid has two more hits.

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

"It's a loss... Locke?!! ”

Suddenly, from the mouth of Wu Torres, 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 Tao Xiaoman, who was hiding inside and eavesdropping.

He said French, Xi Qing didn't understand it a little.

"Mr. Torres, I don't know if your results are out?"

"....out, out... This is Picasso's wife. ”

Xi Qing didn't know the woman in the painting, but when he heard Torres call out his name and say who it was, he immediately understood in his heart that this was a sketch portrait of Picasso to his last wife.

In 1953, Picasso met Jacqueline at the Madura pottery workshop. Locke, although Picasso had a mistress for eight years from this time period until 1961, when he married Picasso, Jacqueline. Locke endured this, and the two walked hand in hand through the rest of Picasso's life.

Jacqueline. Locke was Picasso's second wife, and the Spanish woman created a warm and peaceful world for Picasso in his later years.

Picasso often recalled the peasant women of Catalonia from her figure, and he painted a large number of portraits of her.

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

Jacqueline. After Locke's death, most of Picasso's drawings and oil paintings for her flowed into the auction market, and it was during that period that Picasso's paintings appreciated. Locke's legacy of Picasso's paintings raised Picasso's work to a higher level.

Wu Torres was pleasantly surprised by Xi Qing's voice, and after carefully putting down the sketch, Wu Torres grabbed Xi Qing's arm and said almost pleadingly: "That's right, this is the portrait of Madame Picasso, that's right, there is no problem at all, it must be, Mr. Xi, I want to know the origin of this painting, I hope you can tell me ......"

Xi Qing smiled, he had already learned that this was genuine, so he was not too excited at the moment, but was very calm.

"I'm sorry, but I can only tell you that these paintings were purchased through legitimate channels, and you don't need to know anything else."

"Your job is to tell Mr. Schal whether they are real or fake after looking at the paintings......"

Xi Qing can understand the mood of Wu Torres, and it is often countless times more difficult to verify an antique than to identify its authenticity, but this is also the attraction of the collection, which allows people to continue to excavate and explore the 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, Xi Qing did not plan to tell him the origin of these sketches, because now that he was in Paris, he was not his own territory, and Xi Qing did not want to make any extraneous branches. If you really say it, then you don't know what will happen.

And that lovely Mr. Joseph, if he knew that he had 30,000 pounds and that the 32 Picasso works he sold were all genuine, would he have gone to the hotel where Xi Qing was staying and cried, made trouble, and hanged himself? Of course, it is not impossible to kill Xi Qing.

"I'm sorry, I was presumptuous...... Mr. Xi"

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 personal privacy, after hearing Xi Qing's refusal, Wu Torres immediately apologized to Xi Qing.

Xi Qing waved his hand casually and said, "It's okay, Mr. Wu Torres, then, please continue, there are so many more, you all need to appreciate the ......"

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 Xi Qing is not in a hurry, he really can't take these sketches home, whoever wants to buy them in China, and his buddy will also be an international collector.

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

"Wait, Mr. Torres, how do you know the time of Picasso's painting?"

Xi Qing interrupted Torres's words because Picasso knew Jacqueline. Locke's time is in 1953, but can you not do it around that time?

Wu Torres said: "Mr. Xi, you must know that although Picasso is an energetic person, 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 time period, his painting style has also changed, and in his paintings during this time period, there are voyeurs, I think, that's what he advertises to himself, right? ”

When it comes to professional knowledge, Torres 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, which taught Xi Qing and others a good lesson.

Xi Qing has heard of this, because Picasso once said a very famous sentence, that is: "We are old, we have to quit smoking, but the desire to smoke. There is still hope. It's the same with love. ”

It sounds like there's some truth to that. And Wu Torres's understanding of Picasso is definitely incomparable to ordinary people.

With this in mind, Picasso, after being unable to exercise the right to love with a woman, put this desire. Hope is expressed in his paintings, that is, the so-called "right to see", in his painting style of this period, whether it is oil painting or drawing, there will be a faint shadow of a man, looking at the women in the painting.

"You said it very well, Mr. Torres, and I believe that your judgment is correct, so please go ahead, there are five more sketches below......"

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

"Thank you, Mr. Xi, I was really offended to you just now, you will bring us a wonderful evening......"

At this time, Torres changed his attitude towards Xi Qing greatly, stood up and bowed slightly to Xi Qing, and then sat down to re-evaluate, Xi Qing gave him the six women's body sketches.

Although the women on these six sketches are all the same person, the backgrounds and costumes are different, not all of them are naked. Lying on the bed with his chest half exposed.

When Torres was appraising these sketches, every time he saw one, the excitement on his face increased by a point, and even, that kind of unbelievable expression became more and more expressive, and after reading all six sketches, he was so excited that he almost jumped up from the sofa, grabbed Xi Qing, and asked: "Dear, you must have other works, please take them out, these are all Picasso's works......"

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 Xi Qing only took out six this time, so Torres asked this question.

"Oh, Mr. Torres, please don't worry, first tell Mr. Schal whether these works belong to Mr. Picasso, whether they are real or fake, he is in a hurry......"

Xi Qing gently pushed away the hand that Wu Torres was holding his arm, what are you kidding? Dude has already taken out the stuff for real money, and you still want to see it?

That's not impossible, but you two need to show some sincerity, right?

Wu Torres naturally knew what Xi Qing meant, and he would shout: "Really, of course it's true, I can assure God that these six works are definitely Picasso's authentic works, there is no doubt about it......"

To be honest, Torres behaved like an avid collector at this time, more like a calm appraiser, he just wanted to appreciate all of Xi Qing's works about Picasso at the moment, and after today, I'm afraid he won't have this kind of opportunity, because whether these paintings will still belong to Xi Qing is uncertain.

Wu Torres knew that once the news of Xi Qing's ownership of these works spread, what kind of impact would it bring to the entire European art market? That will definitely make all the fans of Picasso's work gather in the city of Paris.

"Well, well, thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Torres, you can rest for a while, I think Mr. Scharr must have something to talk to me......"

After Xi Qing waited until Noon Torres confirmed the authenticity of these paintings, he immediately started to cross the river and tear down the bridge, and he didn't even pour a glass of water.

In fact, this is also the case, Wu Torres is just an appraiser, and there is no need for me to be verbose with him at all, and Xi Qing still has a little bit of a problem with the eyes on his head when Wu Torres first entered the house. His attitude changed later, and that was also because of Picasso, which had nothing to do with him.

"Of course, Wu Torres, don't talk about it yet, let's talk, Mr. Xi, I think any collector in Paris at the moment is willing to associate with Mr. Xi......"

Schar nodded, with six of Picasso's drawings, Xi Qing already has the qualifications to become an international collector, and if Xi Qing intends to sell it again, then all those who like Picasso's works will be willing to be friends with Xi Qing.

Hearing the boss's words, even if Wu Torres was excited at this time, he could only suppress himself, and he wanted to appreciate Picasso's works again, but he was put away by Xi Qing's hands and feet, and with a look of anti-thief, the depressed Wu Torres almost ran away.

However, Wu Torres did not have such qualifications, and he was reluctant to go. In the collection market, where the seller is king, especially in the high-end market of top artworks, no one is short of money, and if you want others to sell their favorite artworks, it depends on whether you are sincere?

"My dear, I wonder if you are calling us here today to sell these Picasso works?"

After Sha'er's small eyes turned around, he began to slowly lean towards the topic, the reason why he asked this was to take the lead in the negotiation, so that Xi Qing subconsciously thought that he wanted to sell, not that he wanted to buy, which was also a small skill in negotiation.

"For sale? No, no, no, Mr. Schal, you misunderstood, I never wanted to sell these precious Picasso works, not now, and never again, I think it must be Ms. Lisa Wu who told you to misunderstand......"

After Xi Qing heard Sha'er's words, with a faint smile on his face, he waved his hand again and again, said several words, and resolutely denied Sha'er's words.

In the current international art market, whether it is Picasso's works or his own collections, they are definitely priceless, unless some penniless people are desperate, no one is willing to exchange Picasso's works for money.

Xi Qing said this, which also makes sense.

"Not for sale?" (To be continued.) )