"What a humble art exhibition!"

When she found the entrance to the exhibition, Anna couldn't help but frown.

In this era, the general art exhibitions are more grand, at least there are very obvious signs or guides at the door, but the place that the two found was only a small sign. And looking at the strange words on the sign, Anna's brows couldn't help frowning: "What does this mean?" A painter's name or the name of a painting genre? Why does it sound so weird? John, have you heard of it? ”

"Uh......"

Hearing Anna's question, John's face darkened.

Although the Brister family was not an aristocratic family, Anna knew more about the art field than the science student John, so the girls had never heard of him, let alone him. Of course, if the French at the entrance of the exhibition could be replaced with Chinese, Monsieur Huntelaar might still be able to find some impression in his memory, but for now......

The French governess of the year had never said that name to him!

So after searching around in his mind, John could only spread his hands and smile bitterly: "Hmm...... I don't know very well. ”

Don't look at his sketching practice quite reliably, but that's because there is no clear photographic technique in this era, and there are countless medical pictures for him to use in the future, so he must practice well. But as for the art of painting itself, Mr. Huntelaar, a science student, really has no interest, and can even say that he can't understand it at all!

Of course, Anna was well aware of this, so after hesitating for a moment, she still pouted and said, "Forget it, let's go and have a look first." ”

After entering the exhibition hall, Anna's brow furrowed again.

It was exactly 10 o'clock in the morning, which should be one of the most visited times of the day for an art exhibition, but it was only after they came in that they found out. This exhibition is really cold and a little weird: there is no one empty...... No, there is one more person, but this little man in his twenties doesn't look like a painter at all, but looks more like an apprentice!

"Welcome two, please feel free to enjoy!"

After seeing the two of them come in, a flash of joy flashed in the little man's eyes, and he hurriedly greeted him and said softly: "All the works in this exhibition can be sold." Please let me know if you like it. ”

After saying that, the little man retreated a few with great interest.

But......

"This ...... What are these paintings? ”

After a cursory glance at the nearby paintings, Anna's eyes widened.

The paintings in the hall are completely different from the oil paintings in Anna's mind, they do not have that kind of detailed and exquisite picture sense at all, but look very rough and casual. In the case of the nearest painting, a little swineherd with his left hand in his trouser pocket and his chin in his right hand looking out of the painting, for example, is outside a small village under the hills. It's a very simple painting, but the sense of the picture gives people a very weird feeling. To Anna, it's like a piece of color patched together, and there is no beauty at all!

Subconsciously, Anna didn't want to stay any longer.

Judging from the few paintings around her, Anna has roughly seen the level of this exhibition, and she doesn't feel that there is value here for her to admire......

"Huh?"

Just as Anna was hesitating whether to leave with her fiancé, she suddenly heard a low cry from John. Ever since she knew her fiancé, Anna had almost never heard John scream like this, because there was a little surprise in the voice. There was also a little surprise, and even a little shock!

"What's wrong?"

Anna quickly turned her head to look over. only to find that John suddenly strode in front of a painting!

Anna, who was a little curious, hurriedly walked over and took a closer look at this painting, which could make her fiancé make a surprised sound, could it be anything special?

The painting is simpler, just a few sunflowers.

On the top of the blue and yellow background, a simple bottle has a few sunflowers inserted in it. Some of them hold their heads high, some of them hang their heads, and the colors are also different, which looks very different from traditional oil paintings. But what makes Anna a little strange is that the color contrast of this painting is very strong. Originally, it was a style that she didn't like very much, but when she stood in front of this painting, a strange feeling suddenly appeared in her heart......

"What a strange painting!"

Something came to mind, and Anna whispered it.

But even stranger than Anna was John's reaction, her fiancé seemed to be awakened by his own voice, his eyes rolled and he suddenly turned around and walked down the hall!

"Hey, what's going on?"

Seeing John's strange actions, Anna blinked several times in surprise, because she felt that her fiancé was so strange. Usually he is not very interested in music, oil paintings, etc., and he is rarely willing to discuss these things with himself, but after entering this exhibition today, his performance is the same as usual, and now he is looking at the paintings on display one by one around the hall, and at the same time he is still muttering in a low voice, and he can't hear what he is saying......

……

"Sir, is there anything I can do to help you?"

When John finally stood in front of the little man, the other man immediately asked expectantly.

It's been more than a day since the exhibition opened, but only three paintings have been sold, which makes him a little anxious. So just now he had been paying attention to the gentleman in front of him, expecting the other party to look at one or two pictures. You know, to be entrusted by everyone to guard the art exhibition here, the ability of a small man to know people is not low, and you can see each other's net worth from the clothes and temperament of John and Anna at a glance, and it is definitely nothing to buy a few paintings. And, more crucially, he could see that the young gentleman seemed to be quite interested in the paintings......

"Who is the author of that pair of sunflowers?"

Without nonsense, John pointed directly at the painting he had just looked at.

With joy in his heart, the little man hurriedly replied: "Van Gogh, sir, that painting is Vincent. William. A painting by Mr. Van Gogh! ”

"Sure enough, it's him!"

After hearing this name, John, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but be in a trance.

It's the painter who spent his life in poverty, the writer who sold only one painting during his lifetime, the Dutch painter who shot himself in the end because of his insanity!

At this moment, John suddenly felt that it was a very wonderful thing for him to be born again.

In the past few years he had met Liszt, Koch and Fürchaux, and just Pasteur, while Osler, Kelly, Ehrlich and Bergman had become his teachers, friends or subordinates. In addition to medical celebrities, he met Edison and Morgan, became a Gollum of Carnegie Steel, met Benz and Daimler, and co-founded an automobile company......

Today, he met Vincent again. William. Van Gogh's "Sunflowers"!

In his previous life, he never imagined that he would be able to see this painting so closely, even those who went to the museum, who could guarantee that what he saw was the real thing?

But now, "Sunflower" is just placed in front of him, within reach!

And......

I couldn't help but look around again, just now he kept comparing the paintings in front of him with the memories in his brain in the process of turning around, and found at least six or seven impressive oil paintings!

Impressionism!

Even if he doesn't know much about oil painting, now John can be 100% sure that this is an exhibition that belongs to the 19th century Impressionists, or at least it has a deep relationship with them! It was at this time that he understood why the two of them couldn't read the words on the signboard just now. Impressionism was only recently defined, and John had never learned the French word from his governess, so it was normal not to think about it for a while. As for Anna's flowers, her French skills are not very good, so it's not surprising that she can't read them.

When I think of the enormous value of these oil paintings a hundred years later, even John, who is already a wealthy man? Mr. Huntelaar, at this time a heart could not help but thump.

If the paintings in this house are to be auctioned in a hundred years, will there be hundreds of millions of dollars each?

Absolutely!

Later Impressionist paintings should be very expensive, other John is not sure, but Van Gogh's sunflowers are estimated at more than 100 million pounds, right?

In John's mind, a thought that appeared a few years ago suddenly flashed: "If you collect a little world famous paintings and hide them now, let alone wait until a hundred years later, even when you die, you should be able to multiply them by thousands or tens of thousands of times......

"How much does this painting cost?"

Thinking in his heart, John subconsciously asked.

"Two hundred and fifty francs, sir!"

The little man who was overjoyed hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "This price was set by Mr. Van Gogh himself, and it is indeed a bit high compared to other painters, but ...... Look at its fiery color, it's really cute! ”

"Two hundred and fifty francs?"

After hearing this number, John's mouth couldn't help but tremble.

The franc of this era is not worth more than the mark, and two hundred and fifty francs is ten pounds and fifty dollars, which is calculated as an ordinary person's income for two months, and he can buy Van Gogh's "Sunflowers"?

And......

Listen to the little man, other people's paintings are cheaper?

John was thinking about things in a daze, but the little man was anxiously waiting for his reply, and Anna walked to her fiancé's side at this time and frowned, "John, what were you doing just now?" Are you interested in these paintings? ”

"yes!"

Smiling slightly, John nodded vigorously and said, "And it's not a general interest, it's a very interested ......" (to be continued......)