Chapter 700: Van Gogh's Paintings (Part II)

"What?! This painting is the work of Van Gogh?! When he heard He Qing's words, Lin Haitao was taken aback.

Tian Tian was also very surprised, looked at He Qing incredulously, and wondered: "The name on the end of this painting is obviously another painter's, how can it be Van Gogh's posthumous work?" ”

He Qing smiled and said meaningfully: "Although the inscription on this painting is the French artist Paul. Cézanne's name, but not his work, nor is it directly related to him, but the place where the famous painter Van Gogh remained. ”

"Why?" Lin Haitao said suspiciously, "Van Gogh's paintings, why are they inscribed with Paul. Cézanne's name, not his own? Could it be that it was added by later generations? ”

He Qing nodded and said: "Haitao, you guessed it right, the name of Paul Cézanne inscribed on this is indeed deliberately added by later people. ”

Lin Haitao said: "Isn't it? How could someone remove Van Gogh's name from the painting and replace it with someone else's name? The painter you are talking about, Paul. Cézanne, although he is a great French artist and a master of oil painting, is he far less famous than Van Gogh now, right? The authentic works he handed down are certainly not as valuable as Van Gogh, so how could someone deliberately change the names of the two and let the painting change hands and settle it to Paul. Under Cézanne's name? Isn't this useless work, but a loss to yourself? Is there any particular reason? ”

He Qing smiled: "You are right again, Haitao." In the world of modern painting, Van Gogh is indeed famous, and there are only a handful of painters who can match him, and few can compare with the auction price of his works and his popularity. But you should know. Before he became famous, Van Gogh was just a nobody, he was even more uncared for during his lifetime, poor, and although he made a living selling paintings at that time, he never sold a few paintings in his life. There seems to be only one piece of record, called "The Red Vineyard", but there is no other record, although I can't make accurate statistics, but it should not have sold much, and it can be seen from here that his works were not popular when he was alive, and they didn't sell for a few dollars.

And the picture on it is inscribed with Paul. Cézanne, he and Van Gogh were contemporaries. At that time, he was much more famous than Van Gogh, and his works were also very valuable, although they were very different in reputation, not a grade of painters, but belonged to the same school of painters, that is, post-impressionism, so there were similarities in the style of painting, and some people who did not understand the art of painting basically could not see any difference. It's easy to confuse the paintings of the two, after all, they both like to paint still lifes and landscapes. ”

"You mean to say that the painting was painted before Van Gogh became famous?" Lin Haitao asked.

He Qing nodded solemnly and said, "Yes." Or did you think that this painting was indeed made before Van Gogh became famous, and the people who did it thought that Paul was more famous than Van Gogh, and that he could sell it for a good price at a shoddy price, but he didn't expect it to be decades later. Van Gogh was on fire, and his works repeatedly set sky-high prices at auction, but at this time the painting was a fake, a fake imitation of Paul's work, and no one could contact Van Gogh. I didn't expect it to be his real handiwork! Hehe, that man is self-defeating, if he hadn't died, knowing that Van Gogh was on fire and he had lost a treasure painting worth hundreds of millions, he would definitely regret it. ”

"That's right!" Lin Haitao nodded vigorously and said, "If that's the case, that person will definitely be so angry that he vomits blood, but the famous Van Gogh's paintings are treated as fakes at a low price, and they can't find it if they want to." Brother Qing, how did you know about this? Are you so sure that this is Van Gogh's work after the name change? So you know so much about foreign oil paintings? ”

Tian Tian accosted: "Even so, it is estimated that it will be difficult to get people's approval, because the painting has been damaged, and the most important place has been changed, and it is difficult to be convincing now to prove that it is Van Gogh's work." ”

He Qing glanced at the two of them, and said with a slight smile: "It seems that there is a situation that you can't see." Although I don't have a thorough study of foreign oil paintings, I still have a little understanding, and the key is that I have evidence that this is Van Gogh's work. A qiē speaks with facts, and only with evidence can it be convincing. ”

"What evidence?" Lin Haitao hurriedly asked, his face full of curiosity.

Tian Tian stared at the painting puzzled and said, "The payment is gone, what evidence is there?" You are a master of antique appraisal, famous in China, everyone believes in your appraisal, you say that antiques are genuine, then no one dares to say that it is a fake, but this is in foreign countries, only recognized by experts in related fields, otherwise it is difficult to identify this is Van Gogh's work. ”

He Qing nodded and said, "You're right, you need the identification of experts." There aren't many people here who know me, let alone the art world of painting, but I have evidence in my hand, and they don't recognize it. ”

"Brother Qing, don't be appetizing, let's talk about it quickly, tell us where the evidence is, how can you be sure that this is the authentic work of Van Gogh?" Lin Haitao couldn't wait to ask, wanting to know the answer to the mystery.

He Qing shook his head and said, "I'll slowly uncover this mystery for you, but I have to take this painting out of the frame first." ”

Lin Haitao said: "It's very easy, just open it." ”

He Qing nodded and said, "Well, it's relatively simple. ”

With that, he moved his hand and carefully removed the painting from the frame.

"And then?" Lin Haitao asked, and he and Tian Tian looked at He Qing curiously, waiting for his answer to see how he could prove that it was the true work of Van Gogh.

Judging from that painting alone, there is nothing abnormal, which is enough to prove this problem, at least Lin Haitao and Tian Tian can't see what the situation is.

He Qing did not answer Lin Haitao directly, but beckoned Tian Tian and said, "Tian Tian, go and close the door, wait until anyone calls the door, don't let you in." ”

The ward where Lin Haitao lives is a high-level VIP ward, a room where one person lives, so it is very secretive, and he is not afraid of someone eavesdropping on anything.

"Okay." Tian Tian immediately agreed, and then got up and walked to close the door.

At this time, He Qing put the painting on the table, and took out a small bottle from the small bag he carried with him, not knowing what the bottle contained.

Then he poured some liquid out of the bottle and applied it to the lower right corner, where the painting was written.

After a while, a miracle happened, only to see that with He Qing's gentle rubbing, a small piece of paper was torn off from that part, and on the piece of paper was Paul. Cézanne's insignment.

But now it has been uncovered by He Qing.

At the same time, Lin Haitao and Tian Tian's eyes couldn't help but widen, because they suddenly found that there was a new signature, and the name was undoubtedly Van Gogh. (To be continued......)