When they met in Pingshui, it is estimated that there will be no communication in the future, Li Dingan was only slightly surprised.

Turning around, he pointed to the display case again: "Please take this oil painting!" ”

The salesman's eyes lit up: Li Ding'an, who was guarding the counter and receiving him yesterday, saw this one.

An acquaintance came later, Li Dingan returned the painting again, and he didn't deliberately explain anything, so he didn't care, he didn't want to come again today?

And so early, as soon as the venue opened, it was here......

"Mr. Li actually has a study of oil painting?" The salesman became excited and lowered his voice again, "This thing is very valuable, isn't it?" ”

"How much can foreign cultural relics be worth? Just take a look at ......"

Li Dingan smiled and quietly took the frame.

It's a little heavy, you can feel the unique texture of metal materials, and the outer frame should be aluminum alloy, and it's quite thick.

Of course, there was no such thing in ancient times, it must have been made later, but when you meet the light, you can see a cluster of cow hair patterns on the surface of the frame, which is not only many, but also very dense. Basically, it can be inferred that the frame has been in place for a long time, and there are ten or eight years at the least.

The size is not large, the length and width are about 70 centimeters, which is almost 4 square feet. Looking through the glass, you can see that the canvas is made of fine-grained linen.

Look at the painting again: in the background is a church, three-dimensional, tightly structured, and extremely ornate: spiral-shaped carved columns, dark gold domes...... If nothing else, it should all be copper.

The background color is a bit dark, and the tone tends to be low, and at first glance it looks like the twilight is coming, but you don't have time to light it. The figures in the painting are unusually bright: it is as if a single beam of light shines on the monk's face, not ordinarily bright.

And the contrast is striking: the white places are like pink, and the red places are like rouge.

The beard is pure white, without a single variegated color, the face is wrinkled, and the age is over seventy. He wears a chapel cap, a priest's robe, and a white collar around his neck.

There is no expression on his face, and he feels quite serious, but under the gorgeous church background and the contrasting lighting effect, solemnity and holiness come to the face.

In the bottom right corner, the author also signed: Joseph. It should be in English, and if translated into Chinese, it would be "Joseph...... Well, it's not impressive anyway.

Relatively speaking, Li Ding'an has not studied much oil painting, but he is not ignorant, he at least knows what is good about this painting: the color is strong, the image is three-dimensional, the contrast is clear, and the characters are vivid.

He can also deduce that the painting is roughly from the 18th century through the spiral columns, dark gold domes, dark colors of strong light and black shadows, and a strong Baroque religious painting style.

It happened to be the reign of Qianlong.

This is simple, and most people who study oil painting can recognize it. There are also difficulties: in addition to the common oil painting techniques, Li Dingan actually saw the Chinese painting method in this painting, and there is more than one.

The composition uses straight lines and white drawings: this was invented by Wu Daozi in the Tang Dynasty, and it is still one of the main techniques of figure painting in Chinese painting.

The color is filled with a double hook: it is roughly the same as drawing red, for example, this piece is black, then use black lines to outline the wheel width first, and then fill in the color.

This technique is much earlier: it is found in the silk paintings unearthed in Mawangdui in the Western Han Dynasty, and the same is still used today.

The facial coloring of the characters is similar to the Peking Opera face makeup, and the main feature is that the color is prominent and the contrast is sharp. Like the face of the monk in this painting.

In addition to these, there seems to be a mix of freehand strokes, a division of the color school, and a water pattern of the figure school...... And the techniques are very skillful and coordinated, not a bunch of sloppy bunches.

Combined with the background of the Qianlong period, can so many Chinese painting techniques and oil painting techniques be integrated, and the painting is so good, it seems that there are only court painters like Leng Mei?

Of course, it must not be him, otherwise he would have recognized it.

Then there are only painters who are enshrined in the Ruyi Pavilion with him, who are proficient in Western painting and portraits, such as Wang Younian, Zhang Weibang, Yongtai and other famous artists.

But Li Ding'an doesn't know much about these people, and if you want to verify it, you have to find the works of these people, comparing them one by one.

It's very troublesome, and if you use the system, you don't feel that you can make it: this oil painting costs 400,000 yuan, whether it is high or not, and whether it is low or not. But compared to the skill points, it will be one-tenth.

After pondering for a while, Li Dingan set up the frame: "Can you take it apart and take a look?" ”

Suddenly, the salesman's expression was the same as constipation: "Mr. Li, it's really not good......

It's a bit of a tough thing to do: after all, it's an antique, or the most difficult to preserve calligraphy and painting, and no one knows how old the canvas and pigments have been.

One accidentally either tore the painting or peeled off the paint...... This is easy to do, Li Dingan has to buy it if he doesn't buy it.

I was afraid that I would stick a little, and I didn't see it at the time, but it was discovered by other buyers afterwards, so I could only be responsible for the salesman himself......

Li Dingan nodded, expressing understanding, Chen Jingshu also leaned closer, looking curious: "It feels very clear, what are you going to see when you take it apart?" ”

"I want to see the canvas ......"

Afraid that the salesman would be suspicious, Li Ding'an said a little vaguely: "At that time, the weaving methods between China and foreign countries were very different, and the machines were very different, and the things woven were of course different." But now it's covered with paint, and you can't see it at all, so you can only take it apart and look at the back and touch it again.

In addition to the weaving method, there is definitely a difference in the pigments: in addition to natural ores such as dansha, ochre and lapis lazuli, most of them are extracted from the flowers, stems and leaves of plants. But the composition of oil paints ...... It should be said that it is the origin, not the general complicated ......"

It's not just complicated, it's weird: red comes from poppy seeds, and green is a blend of copper and arsenic...... In fact, it is arsenic, and you can see it when you watch film and television dramas: either the medicine is directly green, or the green juice that is spit out after poisoning is poisoned.

Purple is the glandular secretion of sea snails, brown is the powder of mummified dried corpses, and yellow is the synthesis of urine and lead powder from jaundice-stricken cows...... And so on and so forth.

Either the origin is more peculiar, or it is poisonous, and legend has it that Napoleon was poisoned with paint. There was also Van Gogh, who was constantly exposed to pigments with too high lead content, which led to insanity and finally shot himself.

It just feels outrageous......

Chen Jingshu also understood a little, was stunned for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "What should I do?" ”

Li Ding'an thought for a while: "I bought it first and then ......"

If you read it wrong, you will lose 400,000 yuan. If he didn't buy it because he hesitated for a while, but then someone else bought it, and finally confirmed that it was exactly the same as he suspected, it is estimated that he would regret smashing Kangzi for several days.

So it's better to buy it and study it slowly when you go back......

said that he would buy it, Li Dingan took out the card without thinking: "It's a bag!" ”

"Okay!"

The salesman responded, took the frame, and took a closer look.

However, he couldn't see anything except that he thought the painting was quite realistic, like a photo.

But since it is Mr. Li's favorite, it must be a good thing......

Secretly suspicious, he took the POS machine, swiped the card first and then issued the invoice, and his hands and feet were very sharp.

As soon as the money was collected, the printer was still spitting out the invoice, and there was a "hey" sound not far away.

"This painting is sold, isn't it?"

Li Dingan was watching the salesman put pictures in the box, and when he heard the voice, he subconsciously raised his head: Boss Lin?

How did you come back again?

He was followed by a ...... Well, so familiar?

I remembered that Sun Mingfang, the director of the Chinese Painting Gallery of the Shanghai Academy of Painting, and a student of Xiang Zhiqing...... At the auction in Shanghai, he also grabbed Zhang Daqian's "Meizi Bathing Picture" with him......

After thinking about it, the two of them also stopped, and their eyes widened...... That look was indescribably surprised.

I just quarreled yesterday, and just because of his words, hundreds of millions of manuscripts of the Song Dynasty became counterfeit copies of the Ming Dynasty, Lin Zixian couldn't wait to eat Li Ding'an alive, and this face was already imprinted in his mind.

Although Li Dingan was wearing a hat and glasses, he still recognized it immediately. Just about to say something, Lin Zixian slammed again: Li Dingan took the painting...... Is he the buyer?

Sun Mingfang was also a little confused: Xiang Zhiqing is Baoli's art consultant, whenever he encounters calligraphy and painting objects that are inaccurate and of high value, Chen Jingshu will ask Xiang Zhiqing to take a look, and he is Xiang Zhiqing's protégé, and the two are certainly not strangers.

The impression of Li Ding'an is even deeper: just because he was one step slower, a full 48 million, flew away from his eyes before his eyes?

It's not an exaggeration, and I won't forget it for the rest of my life......

That's it...... The boss is not like the boss, and the expert is not like the expert!

Mr. Chen...... Teacher Li? ”

"Teacher Sun, when did you come to the capital?"

"I arrived the day before yesterday, looked at the teacher, and walked around the fair......"

The two sides greeted each other, and Lin Zixian was stunned again: "You guys...... Know? ”

"Of course I know...... Mr. Lin, let me give you a price: this is Mr. Chen of Baoli Art, and this is Mr. Li of the National Museum......"

Yesterday it wasn't very clear, but don't know too much today, Lin Zixian glared at Li Ding'an, gritting his teeth "squeak".

At the same time, he also glanced at Chen Jingshu: He looks very young, but his background is not small?

Curious, he laughed strangely and stared at the oil painting: "Expert Li, if you see it, you will buy it?" ”

Well...... This tone, this expression, how can there be a sense of schadenfreude?

Meaning, this painting is not right?

Something his, he doesn't know better than whom?

"Huh?"

Li Ding'an laughed, thought about it, and took out the painting again, "It's really a little unaccurate, can Mr. Lin point out?" ”

Lin Zixian couldn't understand it: I'm sarcastic about you, can't you hear it?

"It's rare, Expert Li actually has something that he can't see? Of course, the painting is fine, but the price is my own ...... But guess what the experts estimated: 80,000...... Didn't expect that, right? ”

He smiled unexpectedly, and pointed to the label in the display case that had not been taken away, "Expert Li, you didn't look at the author: Anonymous...... So you dare to buy it? ”

Listen to the tone...... Do these two have a grudge?

Suspicious, Sun Mingfang looked at the painting again, and then took a breath of "sigh": It turned out to be an oil painting, and he didn't even know who painted it?

More critically: 400,000 ...... What's worth it?

In the domestic antique industry, oil painting is definitely an unpopular category.

One is not in line with the aesthetics of the Chinese people, and the other is that it has little to do with traditional culture, ninety percent of players and Tibetan friends will not touch this thing, and the price is naturally not high.

For example, the same famous work can be shot for one million abroad, and 500,000 will be suspended in China.

There is news at every turn, and the oil paintings of a certain domestic painter have been auctioned at sky-high prices, such as Master Leng, but all works are auctioned for tens of millions, hundreds of millions.

But everyone who understands understands: how many works are there by Picasso and Van Gogh?

So for an oil painting that doesn't even know who the author is, it's quite good that an expert can give a price of 80,000 yuan.

It is not surprising that Lin Zixian dared to sell 400,000 yuan, because this exhibition was set by the sellers themselves, and most of them held the mentality that the wishers would take the bait, and there were dates or not, and there were many items that were sold several times higher than the estimated price.

Li Ding'an said that it is normal to not see accurately, as the saying goes, there is a precedence, there is a specialization in the art industry, he can't understand everything, and it is also a very niche Western oil painting.

Paradoxically, he bought it, 400,000 is still a lot?

The words on the label are so big, "After expert appraisal, the estimated value is 80,000", don't you see?

I just can't figure it out.

Turning his mind, he leaned forward again.

There are very few experts in China who understand oil painting, and Sun Mingfang is just a bypass, and his level is ordinary. I can only see that the painting is quite good, the contrast between light and dark is obvious, and the characters are also very vivid......

Well, there's a byline: Joseph...... Joseph?

There are many painters with this name in history, and there are many well-known ones, such as Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and other countries. There is also no shortage of masters whose works have been auctioned for tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

But it's definitely not these people, otherwise this thing wouldn't have been here, let alone sold for only 80,000.

Well, isn't that right?

The dyeing of this face, I feel that the rendering technique of Chinese painting is used?

In a moment of suspicion, Sun Mingfang took out a flashlight and shone a light on the monk's face.

The glass is a bit reflective, and it doesn't look too real. But he has studied Chinese painting for half his life, which is not difficult for him at all. The flashlight tilted slightly, and the reflected halo ran to other places.

At a closer look, it seems that the paint on the monk's face is mixed with water, not oil. Otherwise, there will be a layer of oil, instead of a layer of powder like now.

If you don't use oil to tone, is it still called oil painting?

If you look closely, you still use the dyeing in the gongbi: a pen dipped in paint, a pen dipped in water, dyed and washed, washed while washing. In addition to not leaving too many marks on the surface of the silk, this method can also make the color penetrate into the silk or paper, making it more vibrant.

Oil painting is different, most of them use the reset method, that is, after dyeing one layer is dry, then dye another layer, and then add oil to paint the paint is thicker, just like piling up, and the three-dimensional effect is stronger and heavier.

And this one, the monk's face is flat?

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