"Sunflowers" is painted by the Dutch painter Van Gogh in the sunny south of France, using concise brushwork to express the morphology of plants, full of rhythm and vitality.

Six of them are now in the Togo Sei'an Art Museum in Japan, the National Gallery in London, the New Kunsthalle in Munich, the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the United States, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, and one in a private collection.

Wu Tianyuan was excited, but he didn't expect to find that this time in the Red Chamber was not a Chinese treasure, but a Western oil painting, and it was Van Gogh.

Van Gogh, Dutch post-impressionist painter. He was a pioneer of Epimorphism and had a profound influence on twentieth-century art, especially Fauvism and Epimorphism. Van Gogh's works, such as Starry Night, Sunflowers and Wheat Field with Crows, are among the world's most famous, well-known and precious works of art.

"There are eleven sunflowers found now, and here are the twelfth and thirteenth!"

How many sunflowers did Van Gogh create in his lifetime? Nobody knows! His art was great, yet it was not recognized by society during his lifetime. The work contains a profound sense of tragedy, and its strong personality and unique pursuit of form are far ahead of the times, and it is indeed difficult to be accepted by the people at that time.

Ten of them were scattered around the world after his death, and only one was preserved in the Van Gogh Museum. Van Gogh mentioned in a letter to his brother about the structural distribution of twelve and fourteen sunflowers. He used twelve sunflowers to represent the twelve disciples of Christ, and he set the number of members of the Southern Studio at 12, plus himself and his brother 2, for a total of 14 people.

"And us, Monet's water lilies, I'm the blue water lilies, he's the water view!"

Wu Tianyuan hurriedly picked up another oil painting, and there was another burst of excitement, Monet's water lilies!

Monet left more than 500 drawings and more than 2,000 paintings during his lifetime. But the most well-known of his works among Chinese is the "Water Lilies" series. Monet painted dozens of water lilies in his lifetime, many of which belonged to group paintings.

It is a number of paintings made by the painter in the same position, facing the same object, at different times and under different lighting. What distinguishes them is simply the master's instantaneous capture of light and color. This is a feature of Monet's later works.

As the founder and highest achiever of Impressionism, Monet pursued the light and shadow of the natural world all his life, and few people specifically depicted the color changes in different seasons, different light and weather conditions on the same theme as Monet.

His most important series of masterpieces, such as straw stacks, aspen, churches and gardens, were completed within 20 years of Giverny, including Water Lilies, the culmination of Impressionism. These works have become not only treasures of French art, but also treasures of world art.

"Boss, these are hundreds of millions of dollars, right?"

Wang Jun Wang Hong saw Wu Tianyuan hunting for treasure for the first time, and he didn't believe it before, but now he saw Van Gogh and Monet, and he was also drunk.

"And Picasso's nude, this is Ginaviv!"

Wu Tianyuan finally picked up Picasso's work, Pablo? Picasso is the most creative and influential artist in the contemporary West, and he and his paintings occupy an immortal place in the history of world art.

Picasso was also a prolific painter, with nearly 37,000 works in total, including 1,885 oil paintings, 7,089 drawings, 20,000 prints, and 6,121 lithographs.

Wang Hong was shocked: "I remember that last year, a pair of Picasso's nude girl Jiashi de Sufoby was auctioned for 170 million US dollars, becoming the sixth oil painting to exceed 100 million yuan!" This ......"

Wu Tianyuan nodded, put away the two naked women, it seems that Lu Qinzhai, as a senior antique dealer, still has a very unique vision. At that time, the three major painters were not yet famous, especially Van Gogh, and finally committed suicide in depression!

"The rest are all works by three people from different periods, six by Picasso, four by Monet, and five by Van Gogh, a total of fifteen."

Wu Tianyuan put away the twenty-one oil paintings, except for the six most representative heavy objects, the others were auctioned, and the money from buying the Red Mansion was earned.

Just after finishing the bottom of the box, Wu Tianyuan suddenly heard a voice, and carefully opened the mezzanine, there were still a lot of letters and three sketches hidden inside?

"It's ......"

Wu Tianyuan listened for a while, and showed a mysterious smile, haha, it turns out that there is still this baby!

"Boss, we're really convinced! You deserve to be a treasure hunting dragon! ”

Wang Jun looked at Wu Tianyuan with a look of admiration, no wonder the above attaches so much importance to Wu Tianyuan, this ability is amazing!

"Remember to keep it secret, everyone will eat meat together in the future!"

Wu Tianyuan smiled, he had no interest in Western art, but they were the most expensive now. Find an opportunity to auction and make a lot of money.

Wang Jun Wang Hong has received professional training, since he came to protect Wu Tianyuan, this kind of thing will be indispensable in the future, just do your duty well, and don't care about anything else.

The three of them sorted out the scene, sorted out the things, and Wu Tianyuan and Wang Jun took them back to China overnight, and then returned to Paris in the afternoon of the next day.

"Boss, are you going to collect leaks from French auction houses?"

Hua Lao was excited, after listening to Wu Tianyuan's plan, in the future, he will not only be responsible for the purchase and sale of the Red Mansion, but also collect information from the auction house and look for cost-effective lots?

"Yes, I have the same team in Japan and the UK, led by a veteran like you, looking for someone to record a preview video and choose a target to participate in the auction."

Wu Tianyuan said with confidence: "I have an auction house in China, sales channels and customer base, as long as it is a good baby, I will never worry about selling." ”

"Okay, great, the Red Mansion can finally come back to life!"

Hua Lao was excited, finally a good boss appeared, he had the same ability as Lu Qinzhai back then, and he was still a patriot, and the Red Mansion would definitely be able to regain its majesty in the future.

Wu Tianyuan simply arranged the next plan, the acquisition of the Red Mansion is a key step for him, Japan has the Liu family, the United Kingdom has Sir Jeanne, France now has the Red Mansion, all have status, whether it is to acquire collections, or donate back to China is very convenient.

Identity is very important, even if the homeless man takes out the Ru kiln treasures, no one believes it, but the billionaire can easily take out a high imitation, this is the difference.

France is the center of European art, giving birth to many of the most sought-after masters, Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, and Gauguin are each of the most popular in the market, and any one is tens of millions of dollars, and the recognition is much stronger than that of Chinese calligraphy and painting.

"In a few days, I will send a batch of collections to the Red Mansion, you sell it first, here are three million francs, do more publicity, let the French know that the Red Mansion is back in business."

Hua Lao's blood is boiling, and he can finally do what he likes, and now he has money and channels, and it is a great blessing to be able to follow a good boss.

The rest is left to Hua Lao, he has been here for decades, he used to be dragged down by the children of Lu Qinzhai's loser, but now that he has the opportunity, he will definitely show his strength, and he doesn't have to worry about Wu Tianyuan.

The three of them rest for a day and then go straight to Fontainebleau, where the main purpose of the trip is to go. The Château de Fontainebleau is one of the largest royal palaces in France, having been the hunting residence of French kings since the 12th century. Among Western museums, the collection and exhibition of the treasures of the Old Summer Palace is the most and best here, and the Chinese Pavilion can be said to be the reproduction of the Old Summer Palace in the West.

"Although the Palace of Fontainebleau is not as grand as the Palace of Versailles and the Louvre, it is elegant and generous, giving people a sense of tranquility and warmth. From the point of view of architectural art, the architectural styles of various periods from the Renaissance onwards have left traces here. The Château de Fontainebleau can be said to be one of the masterpieces of classical French architecture. ”

The three of them happened to meet a Chinese tour group, and the tour guide enthusiastically explained the collection in the museum, and Wu Tianyuan followed to visit first.

"There is a Chinese pavilion in the palace, which was built by Empress Eugenie under the auspices of Napoleon III, and the museum displays thousands of art treasures such as ancient paintings, gold and jade jewelry, ivory carvings, jade carvings, cloisonne stupas and so on in the Ming and Qing dynasties of China, most of which come from the Old Summer Palace, and are the trophies of the French army commander Mentopia to Emperor Napoleon III."