The first painting Li Yi opened was a famous painting, which was painted by the French painter Claude Claude . One of Monet's "Water Lilies". Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Monet was one of the representatives and founders of Impressionism. He is also one of the most important painters in France, and he owes almost all the promotion of Impressionist theory and practice.

Monet was most fond of painting water, and his most famous series of paintings is "Water Lilies", which is also one of the most iconic series of paintings in the development of modern art.

According to statistics, Monet's "Water Lilies" series contains a total of 251 works, all of which use water lilies as the core element, but there are multiple categories such as water lilies, Nihonbashi, weeping willows, wisteria flowers, etc.

Of the 102 works in the museum's collection, two were determined to be damaged, and the rest were basically in the hands of private collectors.

However, private collectors have the largest number of works, but very few are willing to put them out for circulation. Sotheby's once made a statistic that in the past ten years, although the price of artworks has skyrocketed, there are only 12 paintings in Monet's "Water Lilies" series!

Of these 12 "Water Lilies", not only the most expensive one is more than 80 million US dollars, but the cheapest one is also more than 20 million US dollars!

"This painting is worth more than the account you gave up, and it's not half a star!"

The "Water Lilies" that Gu Feng got back is the classification of water lilies in Monet's "Water Lilies" series, that is, relatively pure water lilies, and this kind of water lilies are basically the most valuable in the series.

Moreover, although this "Water Lily" has been in the safe of the bank for more than 70 years and has not been maintained, it is in quite good condition due to the environment of the vault.

Li Yi thinks that even if it is not cleaned and maintained, it will be auctioned in its current state, and the estimated price will exceed 35 million US dollars!

Carefully moving the "Water Lilies" aside and putting them away, Li Yi took a long breath, and as if he was opening a mysterious treasure, he reverently took out the second oil painting. Immediately afterwards, Gu Feng and Hongchen found that his hands caressing the picture seemed to be trembling slightly, and they couldn't help but be surprised.

Gu Feng stretched out his head to take a look and found that the whole picture was very simple, except for a little blue above, almost all of the rest were yellow. In addition, on one side of the picture, there is a black shadow that looks like a small island, and there is a vague towering building on the island, and it is not clear whether it is a lighthouse or not.

He scratched his scalp, why does this painting look a little weird?

"Brother Yi, this painting is very valuable? Worth more than the ones you swapped out? ”

Li Yi shook his head, his expression a little dazed.

"I don't know, because there is simply no information to refer to, no, not at all......"

"What do you mean?"

Li Yi calmed down, removed his hand from the painting, and asked:

"Do you know Monet? The French painter Monet, the founder of Impressionism, and the "Water Lilies" just now is also his work. ”

Gu Feng and Hongchen shook their heads at the same time,

"Monet doesn't know, but the Impressionists do."

"Oh, so do you know how Impressionism was created?"

The two shook their heads at the same time, and Hongchen asked very cooperatively,

"How was it created?"

"It's because of this painting!"

"Huh?"

Gu Feng and Hongchen glanced at each other, because of this painting, they had created a genre that even they knew, then, how amazing should this painting be?

"It's not a big deal, because it's not very high in terms of artistic achievement. However, the creation is like the "Summer Carnival" that will be exchanged in two days. Hoffman is not one of the top painters, and the price of his work is not very high, but there are people who are willing to pay more than $100 million for "Summer Carnival", which is why I say that the painting is not worth it at all. ”

Yes, Adolf agreed to Li Yi's quid pro quo, then, his estimate of "Summer Carnival" must be close to or even more than 100 million, unless, he thinks that the "Autumn Mountain Xiao Temple" is not worth 30 million US dollars at all, but in fact, his initial offer is more than 45 million!

"What about this painting......"

"The painting is called Sunset, and it is an early work of Monet. In 1874, a group of young painters held an exhibition in which Monet also participated, and he took two works to the exhibition, one "Impression of Sunrise" and the other "Sunset". ”

At that time, as soon as these two paintings were exhibited, they were ridiculed by traditional critics and journalists, and some people once said that the rough paste wallpaper was also more complete than the seascape! It is also said that these two paintings are a negation of beauty and truth, and can only give one impression. Therefore, some people satirize the young artists led by Monet as impressionists......"

At that time, these two paintings were not yet named, and Monet, after listening to their discussions, simply named the "Sunrise" "Sunrise. Impression", this is the origin of Impressionism. ”

"Shhhh

Gu Feng and Hongchen gasped at the same time, two paintings, creating a genre, how this sounds incredible, but this is the case, and one of them is still in front of their eyes!

"Brother Yi, since that "Sunrise" is not named "Sunrise. Impressions", then why this one is not named "Sunset. Impressions? Could it be that this one is not as important as that one? ”

"Not necessarily, if you just look at the picture elements, this painting is not as good as the "Sunrise. Impression is rich, but if you look at it from the connotation, this painting obviously fits more with the definition of impression. And it's not so easy to judge whether the painting is good or not......"

"That'...... Brother Yi, how much do you think this painting should be worth? ”

Gu Feng still remembered that although Li Yi said that there was no basis for reference in the determination of the value of this painting, he also remembered that Li Yi also said a sentence, and it was not nothing.

"Monet's "Water Lilies" series is his late works, the most famous of which is worth $80 million, and this "Sunset" is his early work, and the two are created more than 30 years apart, so it is very difficult to evaluate."

"Oh, even if the level of the early works is not as good as the late works, but, after all, this is a work that created a genre, and there is no reason to be cheaper than the 80 million "Water Lilies", right?"

"It's really hard to say, at this level, the seller's offer is no longer important, its value mainly depends on the buyer's bid. If you find the right person, just like Adolf's admiration for the "Summer Carnival", this painting is worth more than 100 million and it is like playing......"

"I'm rubbing, so aren't we sending it now? A "Water Lily" is 80 million, and a "Sunset" is 100 million, the money of this crooked nut ...... Alas, isn't their money money? ”

Li Yi smiled and shook his head,

"This "Water Lily" is not worth 80 million, but no matter what, I estimate that 35 million should still be available, as for this "Sunset", collect it first and look at it slowly."

Gu Feng nodded, over there, Hongchen had already shouted,

"Brother Yi, look, there is another "Water Lily" here, which is similar to the first one!"

"Oh? It's still Monet's? The painting is supposed to be a classification of wisteria flowers from the Water Lilies series, and the approximate value should be between $15 million and $20 million...... That's right, Gu Feng, even if there are only these three, this trip is a big profit. ”

Li Yi patted Gu Feng's shoulder vigorously, and motioned to Hongchen to take away the third "Water Lilies", although Monet's paintings have always been valuable, but he also doesn't want too many of his works in these 32 paintings, because the more they are, the easier it is for people to find out the roots of these paintings.

"Huh? This painting should not be Monet's, because I understand it, this group of people seems to be gathering by the lake, and the painting really looks like ...... It should be worth a lot of money. ”

After Hongchen took the "Water Lily" away, he took a quick look at the next painting, and then expressed his opinion.

"Oh? Is it? Even Hongchen can see that it is valuable, it must be very valuable. ”

Li Yi replied with a smile, and didn't let him take the painting, he walked to the side of the painting, looked down for a while, and said:

"This painting should be called "Lunch on a Boat", and it is the famous French painter Auguste? Renoir's work, which was also an impressionist painter. ”

"Impossible, right? This painting is drawn so clearly, you see, how realistic the expressions are. ”

"Hehe, how do you say that? Renoir's initial connection with the Impressionist movement was indeed very close, and his early works were typical Impressionist works that recorded real life, but later he split from the Impressionist movement and turned to portrait painting and portraiture, especially women's portraits, to exert his more rigorous and formal painting techniques, and his portraiture was very powerful. ”

"Well, then this painting should be his later work, so many figures, all of them are painted vividly......"

Hongchen nodded vigorously, looking like I also understood, but I didn't expect Li Yi to pat him on the shoulder with a smile,

"This painting is one of his early works, and it should also be classified as Impressionism. Like I said, his early work was typical of impressionist works that documented real life, and this painting fits that characteristic. In fact, one of his most famous paintings, the 1976 "Moulin Rouge Ball," which sold for $78 million in 1990 and is now ......."

"In 1990, it sold 78 million? Oh, my God! Even if you don't consider the premium of the artistic value of the work itself, just inflation, that painting is worth two or three hundred million now, right? Oh my gosh, this painting is about the same as that painting......"

"It's not that exaggerated! If "The Moulin Rouge Ball" is auctioned now, I estimate that it will be between 120 million and 150 million, and this "Lunch on a Boat" is not as valuable as that one back then, but now, I estimate that it will be worth hundreds of millions. ”

Hongchen's right hand punched his left hand hard, and the excitement on his face was overflowing, four paintings, only four paintings are worth more than 250 million, oh my God, there are 32 of them!

"What do you think! It's impossible for every one of them to be so valuable......"

Li Yi moved this "Lunch on the Boat" to the side as he spoke, but then he was stunned, could it be that Hongchen really said it?

stared at the fifth picture for a long time, he spit out a breath of turbidity, and didn't know what to say after thinking about it for a long time, and finally, two words popped out,

"it!"

"What's wrong, Brother Yi? This one is also worth a lot of money? ”

Nodding with a wry smile, Li Yi said a name with a little difficulty,

"Barberau? Ruiz? Picasso, this painting is Picasso's work! ”

"Ah, Picasso! It's Picasso! ”

At this time, Gu Feng and Hongchen didn't need to deliberately cooperate with Li Yidang, so they involuntarily shouted softly, because Picasso was too famous.

Compared with Monet and Renoir, although their level can be regarded as top-notch, there are even one or two masterpieces that have broken into the top ten of the world's most expensive paintings at that time, and even stayed for many years, but compared with Picasso, it is a bit insufficient. At least, in terms of fame in China, they are not on the same level as Picasso, and the difference is not half a star.

"That's right, the Picasso you've heard of! However, compared to his works worth more than 100 million yuan, this painting is almost meaningless, at most 20 million! ”

Li Yi glanced at the surprised two and shook his head. He was so surprised and excited just now that he couldn't even speak, definitely not because it was a Picasso work, but because of the overall quality of the paintings.

Judging from this point, most of these paintings are not the private collection of a collector, because no one should have the ability to collect such a large number of masterpieces. And the meaning behind this judgment is the real reason why Li Yi is embarrassed, if it is a Nazi stolen goods, even if it is worth it, he does not need to have a little psychological burden!

"Picasso's paintings are only 20 million? Well, I know, different periods, different styles, whether it is a social work, and the size...... Is that what you mean? ”

"Hahahaha, that's right, just like this one, although it is also a Picasso work, there is no guarantee that it can be sold for 10 million."

The sixth painting is still a Picasso work, but Picasso left more than 20,000 works in his lifetime, and the prices are also uneven, and the most expensive works are even more than 100 times more expensive than the cheapest! This is also reflected in the Chinese masters Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian and others, mainly because they are too prolific.

"10 million is also worth a lot, okay? Alas, before I met Brother Yi, if anyone dared to tell me that these broken paintings would cost more than 100 million soft sister coins at every turn, I would definitely be anxious with him, and now ......"

Hongchen carefully moved the sixth painting to the side as he spoke, saying, this is more than 60 million soft girl coins, just this light canvas......

"Huh? There is still such a painting? ”

The canvas was taken away, and a work below was revealed, this time, not only Hongchen and Gu Feng, but even Li Yi was stunned, these 32 works actually contain such works, which is interesting! (To be continued.) )