Chapter 202: Two Swords Combined
As one of the world's leading museums, the Louvre is naturally full of talents, and there are several oil painting appraisers alone. And today, it has become an unforgettable day for these oil painting appraisers.
Although the works brought by Michel are not framed or signed, they can still see at a glance that they are certainly the works of the post-impressionist master Gauguin, and they are all works that have never been seen in various sources, and they are not known to the world, but they have been preserved for more than a hundred years.
It's like a pearl buried in the sand, finally dug out by a pair of big fat hands today. A pearl is a pearl, and it will conquer the world with its fascinating charm.
The appraisers went from surprise at first, to numbness, and in the end, only a deep envy remained: the value of these works was immeasurable, and a new billionaire was born!
Seeing the reactions of the appraisers, Lao Mitou also confirmed it thoroughly, he could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart, and hugged the fat man with great enthusiasm: "China Gao, congratulations!" ”
Brother Badou smiled and blinked his eyes a few times, it was also unexpected that he could have such a big harvest in the flea market. There will definitely be a harvest, but I didn't expect to catch such a big fish.
"Gao, these works are all transferred to my collection—" Michelle slapped the fat man's arm excitedly, for he, an expert in collecting oil paintings, seeing Gauguin's unborn works was like seeing a bear in a honeycomb.
But thinking about the value of Gauguin's paintings, Mr. Michel is also a little worried: a painting can easily cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of euros, and even he can only buy one painting with the activity funds in hand.
"Let's talk about it when we go home, old rice, I will definitely satisfy you." Brother Badou first gave Michelle a reassurance, and then walked to the workbench to unfold a work. "It's an interesting painting, it looks a lot like the Gauguin chair."
Several appraisers were stunned in unison, you know. In the history of oil painting, two masters of Post-Impressionism. Gauguin and Van Gogh had a brief intersection in each other's lives. This kind of collision, just like the encounter between Li Bai and Du Fu in ancient China, will always burst out with dazzling sparks of thought.
At that time, Van Gogh regarded Gauguin as a star in the dark night, so after separating from Gauguin, he painted "Gauguin's Chair", the crooked chair. It reveals endless loneliness, even people who don't know how to draw can feel it.
Although this chair is famous, it is not the work of Gauguin, so several appraisers are inevitably suspected of dereliction of duty, and they re-studied the painting, and sure enough, it belongs to Van Gogh. As for why it was mixed with Gauguin's works, perhaps Van Gogh gave it to Gauguin as a souvenir.
Jean, an old friend of Michelle and one of the main leaders of the Louvre's management, is also one of the main leaders of the Louvre's management. Mr. Renault's face was also a little hot, but Brother Badou understood very well: "After all, the time just now was very short. There are many works, and it is inevitable that there will be some hurry. However, I still have a doubt. The pipe on this chair, should it be Vincent? Van Gogh usually holds it, but I don't think it was painted by Van Gogh? ”
The eyes of everyone, including Mr. Reynolds, lit up, and their eyes were blazing on the pipe.
"Gauguin—" An appraiser could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and blurted out.
In other words, this work was actually completed by the collaboration of Van Gogh and Gauguin: Van Gogh painted the empty chair on which Gauguin sits, expressing the loneliness of people going to the empty chair; And what about Gauguin. Van Gogh's favorite pipe is depicted, on the screen. Isn't the smoke of the pipe a symbol of his endless thoughts?
"A great work!" After a long time. Mr. Reynaud let out a long sigh.
Michelle also nodded in agreement: "Perhaps, the greatest work I have ever seen, it deeply shook my heart, whether it is Gauguin's chair or Vincent's pipe, they are all symbols of friendship." If I had to name this painting, it would be friendship! ”
And those appraisers, in addition to being shocked, also completely admired this oriental appraiser in their hearts, and it definitely takes more than luck to pan for gold in the sand of the flea market.
As for Brother Badou, he is now pondering in his heart: the two masters are perfectly combined, the two swords are combined, alas, oh my god, how much is this painting worth?
Obviously, some things are not as simple as one plus one equals two, and the background and symbolism of this painting will definitely make Gauguin and Van Gogh fans crazy.
"Gao, can you transfer this painting to me?" When Michelle spoke, his eyes were reluctant to take off the pipe in the painting, and the wisps of longing had haunted his heart forever.
"No, on behalf of the Louvre, I officially say to Mr. Gao that we in the Louvre must collect this masterpiece!" Although Mr. Reynaud and Michelle are good friends, at such a time, they only have pictures in their eyes.
Seeing that these two old men were starting to blush, Brother Badou couldn't help coughing: "Two, you should know that I am also a collector, and I will soon have my own museum." I hope that the works created by these two masters can be exhibited in my museum. Moreover, I even thought of a name, and it was called "Missing". ”
It's not that the fat man sits on the ground, but what he really thinks. Maybe he can't collect the rest of the paintings, but no one can snatch this one painting.
Ahh Renault still did not give up: "Mr. Gao, after all, oil painting originated and flourished in Europe, so I still hope that such works can stay in Europe, so that they can be better appreciated and not buried." ”
Brother Badou scratched the back of his head: "If you say so, shouldn't all the Chinese cultural relics collected in the Louvre be returned to China for exhibition?" ”
In other words, the fat man is sometimes very cautious, and the reason why he wants to bring this painting back is that in addition to its extraordinary, there is also this thought: You Western museums are coaxing to exhibit the cultural relics of our country, and this time we will also have a cow!
Revenge is definitely revenge, if his master Jinyan Diao knows about the fat man's vanity, he will definitely clap his hands in support, because the last thing that Old Man Diao, as an expert experts, wants to see the loss of national treasures overseas, especially the loss of national treasures in an improper way!
But in any case, the fat man is the owner of the painting, and no one else has the right to interfere, even Michelle wants to name the painting "Friendship" and Renault wants to name the painting "Brothers", because only its owner has this right. So both Michelle and Renault wisely retreated to the next best thing and chose the ones they liked from the rest of the works.
Although there are no signatures on each painting, it does not mean that these works were made by Gauguin's random graffiti. On the contrary, each one is a masterpiece, and the eyes of the two old men are dazzled, and they don't know how to choose.
In the end, Michel chose a work that depicts the hunting of the indigenous Maori, and the primitiveness and wildness revealed in the picture are blood-pumping and infectious; And Mr. Renault is similar, choosing a woman with fruit, which is also full of indigenous style.
But when they asked the fat man for a deal, they saw the fat man shaking his head vigorously: "Don't sell, don't sell-"
Now the two brothers are in a hurry, and that longing is just that, we don't fight with you, but you eat meat alone, how can you give us some soup!
"I mean not to trade with money, but to use the most primitive barter, I use the masterpieces of Western painters, in exchange for our Chinese antiques, isn't it better?" The fat man has already thought about it, and this is also his consistent policy.
History has passed, and there is little point in turning it over again; Even if it's useless to scold the world in China, it's better to be practical. Anyway, the value of these works is hundreds of millions of euros, in exchange, the more the merrier, anyway, you ask for me, and it is a good deal to get on the pole.
The two old men couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, this way is also what they like to see, after all, there are cultural differences between the East and the West, and this difference also affects values. In their opinion, Chinese cultural relics must be a grade worse than oil paintings, so they are more cost-effective; And Brother Badou, in fact, thinks the same way.
The rest of the matter is relatively simple, mainly because the two parties agree on the price of their respective collections. There are records of various auctions in this regard, but it is a little more cumbersome, and there is bound to be some bargaining. Fortunately, Brother Badou has more time this time, so there is no need to worry, and carefully select a batch of overseas repatriated cultural relics.
In a cordial and friendly atmosphere, the two sides reached an agreement. The rest is the water mill, and there is no hurry. So Mr. Renault happily invited Brother Badou to visit the Louvre, and the fat man also had this intention, so he hit it off.
The Louvre is one of the world's most famous museums and a world-renowned temple of art, in addition to hundreds of thousands of precious works of art, because it has three treasures: the statue of Venus with a broken arm, the statue of Victory, and the eternal smile of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
However, there are only tens of thousands of collections on display in the Louvre, especially the treasures of the three major museums, which will not be exhibited, so it is a pity that Brother Badou missed out on Venus.
In the painting gallery, Brother Badou met Henry and Zeng Lao Naughty Boy, including Monkey Xiaoshuai, who were all looking at the paintings intently. Seeing this, the fat man couldn't help but say a few times: "What's so good-looking, it's just a fake!" ”
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked, you know, there are many tourists in the Louvre, and they all cast surprised eyes, wanting to see who dares to make a big statement here, and dare to criticize the Louvre's collection of fakes.
Mr. Reno's face also changed greatly, and he glared at Mitchell, because it was this one that he wanted to find the fat man to identify. After all, if a fake is really hung here, it will have a great impact on the reputation of the Louvre. (To be continued) I580