Uncle Sakai's suggestion that they should give the most eye-catching conjecture about Carol's true identity in the paper to increase the value of the paper and fill in the space.

In layman's terms, it is to make a big news as much as possible.

Carmel was the wife of Monet, one of the most well-known artists of Impressionism, and the target of Katsuko Sakai under the guidance of Professor Sakai.

In contrast,

The hostess of a small studio with no name...... It's just too ordinary.

"Do you have any reason why you have to do this?"

Katsuko Sakai frowned slightly.

In order to gather enough evidence in the paper that seemed at least like that, she had to work hard to arrange the timeline of Camille and Monet's sojourn in a reasonable way.

"The main reason is that we haven't found any record of Carmel painting in addition to being an art model. If there is, with her relationship with Monet, it is impossible for it to be passed on. ”

Gu Weijing put down his notebook and retrieved the relevant materials from the literature manager on his tablet.

"I have noticed that Degas had inadvertently mentioned in his letters to his friends that the owner of the studio at 203 Licorice Street was an aristocratic lady of astonishing talent, with hair like the morning sun...... Her brushwork is dreamlike and magnificent. Perhaps one day, her work will change the Parisian stereotype of female painters. ”

The collection of the daily letters of these great painters, as a document for the study of them, has long been well organized and published by later generations.

It is not difficult for Gu Wei to find the content of these documents.

"It's like a dream, it's like a ukiyo-e, it's grand and prosperous...... Did you think of anything? ”

Gu Weijing smiled.

At the end of the 19th century, ukiyo-e was popular in Europe.

The mysterious and fresh oriental art deeply influenced the painters of the Impressionists.

Monet even built an oriental-style garden modeled after ukiyo-e in the garden of his home, with a wooden bridge spanning a pond full of water lilies.

His famous work "Water Lilies" was born in it.

Oil painting in the ukiyo-e style was an important feature of the early formation of Impressionism.

"But ......"

Katsuko Sakai pursed her lips as if she wanted to say something.

"At first I thought Degas was talking about Miss Marie, but when I looked up the list of the Paris Telegraph Company's register at the time, I found that the tenant of the studio at 203 rue licorice was called Cara."

Gu Weijing looked directly into Sakai Katsuko's eyes.

"Miss Katsuko, who can know Degas, has hair like the morning light, and her talent is amazing, and she paints in the style of impressionism. Taken together, I feel like we're pretty close to the truth. At least she's a lot more likely to be Carol than Monet's lover, you say? ”

"But she's not called Carol."

"There is also a big difference in the spelling of the names of Monet's lovers, Camille and Coral, which we originally interpreted as nicknames or nicknames, which is not uncommon in the art category."

Katsuko Sakai shook her head and sighed: "This is a choice that has no choice, from the moment I was ready to start writing my thesis, I carefully checked all the relevant materials I could find." None of the goals that fit the name Carol perfectly. ”

"Now, why it's not Carol, it's Carol — there's an explanation for that. Considering the social climate at that time, it was quite possible that the aristocratic lady wanted to become a painter and not use her real name. ”

Gu Weijing pointed to a line in the telegram register.

"Look at this, the owner of the studio at No. 203 Licorice Street, except for the name Cara, did not leave his surname like the other registrants, which is also in line with this conjecture, isn't it."

"But ......"

Sakai Katsuko looked back at Gu Weijing, "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand, why do you care so much about who this female painter's true identity is?" ”

Is the true identity of the Carol painter important?

Important, but not important.

Her identity is important for the value of the Chinese chapter of this paper in the eyes of reviewers and the public.

But it doesn't really matter whether this person is really the female painter who painted this "Old Church on a Thunderstorm" in history.

Whether it's a judge, or a collector.

All people need is an identity.

"Even after the publication of this article, it is unlikely that the exact identity of the owner of the painting can be determined. This kind of thing is not uncommon in the art world. The convention is usually to find the biggest painter to install. ”

Katsuko Sakai reminded the boy next to her with a very serious expression.

"Whether this painting is the work of Monet's wife or the work of a young painter Carla who has never been heard of, the reaction of the market is completely different. If you really want to be meticulous, even if it is Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Salvator Mundi", it is not clear who the real author is. But both buyers and sellers prefer to treat him as the authentic work of a great painter, and we all know the specific reasons. ”

"There is no need to worry about it, this is not academic fraud, whether it is a scholar, an auction or an art museum, everyone does this, and no one will give up huge profits for a little attachment in their hearts."

She lowered her head and whispered.

Salvator Mundi in the mouth of Miss Katsuko,

Translated as "savior".

This painting is the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction in human history.

Not one of them.

In the most recent market transaction, it was bought by the prince of the Middle East for nearly half a billion dollars, which is higher than the market value of most small and medium-sized listed companies.

"Savior Mundi" is a good painting.

But to this day, the true identity of the painter is still hidden in the fog and doubt.

Some believe that this painting was the last painting that Leonardo da Vinci painted during his lifetime.

Some believe that it is the work of Leonardo da Vinci's student Bernardino Luini.

It is also believed that the author of the painting was Botafeo, a representative of the late Milanese school, or even some other painter who did not leave his name in history.

A master-level painting with exquisite brushstrokes, but the specific author is unknown.

This kind of thing will definitely not only be encountered by Gu Weijing.

The situation of "Savior" is very similar to the problem that Katsuko Sakai and Gu Weijing need to deal with.

Whether the author is Leonardo da Vinci or another small painter means that the market value of a painting is more or less a series of zeros.

As Katsuko Sakai said.

The National Gallery in London, which holds the painting, did not hesitate to choose the way that would make the most profit.

After employing scholars to publish several professional papers, at the 2011 exhibition, the museum identified the painting as Leonardo da Vinci's owner, without any conclusive evidence.

Then again, there is usually no conclusive evidence for this situation.

The market is actually much happier to see a Da Vinci work, and the number of buyers willing to pay for the name is too large to count.

Today's transaction price of nearly $500 million speaks for itself.

It's hard to make money.

Leonardo da Vinci is just one example.

There are many works of questionable authenticity in the names of great painters such as Titian and Giorgione.

As long as Xiaoxiao throws aside academic persistence, it will be a good ending for you and me, and everyone is good.

Gu Weijing fell silent.

In fact, rationally, what Katsuko Sakai said is very reasonable.

But there are some unknown little insistences in his heart.

This "Old Church on a Thunderstorm Day" is too good at the level of painting, the historical significance is too heavy, and it is too easy to get it by yourself.

This makes Gu Weijing have a sense of mission in the style of "heaven descends from the sky".

If it weren't for the system, he wouldn't have gotten his hands on this precious work of art anyway.

is like Spider-Man's cliché and classic line - "With great power comes great responsibility".

Gu Weijing felt that he had a responsibility to do something for this female painter "Carol" more than a century ago.

Such an amazing master painter has come to this world, but he has been swallowed up by time in obscurity, which is already a very sad and sad thing.

Now, both the value of the famous painting itself and the opportunity to publish a paper. In every sense, Gu Weijing has received too much from this unknown female painter of the 19th century.

And the only thing he can repay this artistic predecessor of a hundred years ago is to use a paper to show her name to the world.

Gu Weijing is not so pretentious.

The probability that the author of this painting is really Carmel is extremely low.

But if Gu Weijing didn't find a trace when checking the information.

He didn't mind just putting an eye-catching headline like that. Tell the world that they have found a rare authentic copy of Monet's wife.

The blemishes in hair color that I raised are not strictly speaking, but they are not fundamentally problematic.

This can be seen from Monet's extensive portrait of his wife Carmel.

Her hair color is dark brown with a slight blonde, although it is customary to call this hair color reddish-brown, but you must say golden red.

It's not impossible.

However, now that there is a more likely speculation, it is in front of him.

Do it again,

Gu Weijing felt that this was a blasphemy against the female painter Carol, and it was also a blasphemy against his own good fortune.

He knocked on the table.

"It's more likely to be Kara. What is real cannot become fake, and what is fake cannot become real. After the paper is published, the academic community or society may be able to give further specific information about this painting. ”

"If we could really guess the identity of the artist, this paper would be much more valuable. On the other hand, if the real author is Kara, and we impose it on Carmel, it will be a joke. ”

Gu Weijing explained.

"That's not a reason, it's too unlikely. There are hundreds of essays on works of art whose origin cannot be determined in history, and after many years have passed, how many can find decisive evidence? It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. ”

Katsuko Sakai's tone was a little hurried.

Miss Katsuko actually doesn't look at anything other than painting.

But this paper means something different to her.

Whenever Katsuko thinks that if this paper can leave a place in the history of art, at least in the field of Impressionist studies.

Many years later, every subsequent student will be unable to avoid this paper when they look through the relevant materials.

They will all see the names of Gu Weijing & Katsuko Sakai next to each other on the cover of the paper.

Her heartbeat would begin to speed up inexplicably, and there seemed to be a flame beating in her chest.

therefore

Katsuko Sakai is always very serious about this paper.

She was unwilling to let Gu Weijing easily give up such a gimmicky point of view.

"In the absence of additional discoveries, the art market is always preconceived, and the point of view of our paper will be decisive. When the time comes, collectors, at least some of them, will most likely consider the name we have decided on now as the true creator of the painting. ”

It is also a conjecture that cannot be verified with a high probability. Wouldn't it be a pity if you gave this honor to an inconspicuous little painter now? ”

Katsuko Sakai bit her lower lip and said, "If this painting were the work of Monet's wife, it might be sold for tens of millions of dollars, and then it would ......."

When the time comes,

My mom won't look down on you.

She swallowed the second half of the sentence into her stomach.

"It's a pity, it's not necessary."

Katsuko Sakai looked at Gu Weijing with pleading in her eyes.

"If this is the case, then shouldn't we choose the more likely painter as our speculative point of view?"

Gu Weijing avoided Katsuko Sakai's eyes and said softly, "This is the original purpose of our paper." ”

Looking at the boy's persistent and serious face,

Katsuko Sakai was silent.

She knew that if her father, Uncle Sakai, was here, she would never agree with Gu Weijing's opinion.

To put it bluntly, it's just a conjecture.

Professor Kazunari Sakai has been in the art circle for many years,

It is certainly not enough to say that there is no discipline, but in some aspects it has evolved into old fritters.

Maybe there is some truth in what Gu Weijing said.

However, it is clear that from a revenue perspective, replacing Carmel with Carla is not a wise choice.

In front of the benefits at your fingertips.

How many people can still hold on?

Not to mention that it is just a low-risk, high-return assertion, even if it is deliberately academic fraud, some people will do it.

She didn't know what her father would think.

But Katsuko Sakai felt that she was really moved and even a little feverish before the other party's sentence - "This is the original purpose of our paper".

"He's really cool."

Looking at Gu Weijing's not very handsome face, there was a little person in Sakai Katsuko's mind who was amazed.

Dongying's female high school students think that the standard of a boy's cool is often to have a handsome and creamy face, can play bands, can play sports, and if there is an occasional bit of extreme fierceness of the male protagonist in the comics, it is also a plus in the eyes of some people.

At least Gu Weijing does not meet this standard.

But Sakai Katsuko felt that the handsome guys he had seen before couldn't compare to the boy next to him.

In the face of huge monetary benefits,

It is too rare to be able to maintain an innocent heart.

Speaking of which, I've read everyone's comments.

I know that some people are not happy with the emotional line of this book, and I am really sorry, and I accept everyone's criticism.

Spending money to read books, not being satisfied with spraying the author, is a matter of course.

I'm really sorry.

……

All I can say is that I'll do my best to write as well as I can.

I'm sorry, but there's no way I'm going to cut out the emotional line.

For one, this leads to a disjointed plot.

Second, it's irresponsible to readers who like these plots.

Sorry again.

Then this week is very busy, and I still owe the alliance leader a watch, and strive to pay it back next week.

(End of chapter)