Putting down the phone in his hand, Fang Yi touched his forehead and couldn't help but feel a little bitter. The painting sold by a Swiss collector in the United States for US$20,000 was estimated to be worth US$200 million. It was more like a European money fan.
Adding a little fuel to the fire, people who wanted to get rich for no reason took out the collections at home. If nothing else, the business of various appraisal institutions in France has increased by 10% faster than usual.
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Of course, an institution like the Museum of Versailles is not like an ordinary small gallery that encounters too inferior imitations. The people who come here are all imitations that are eye-catching, or they don't know the author's ancient paintings are used.
Send it over to identify who it belongs to. If this kind of ancient painting identification is not the work of a master whose name has been handed down, who knows the name of a person hundreds of years ago? Even if the artist left his name in the work, what is the point? Zhang San
He is still Zhang San, Li Si is still Li Si, and he cannot become Titian Qi Baishi.
What makes Fang Yi miserable is that he has to be called to the museum by Nick every two or three days. Some works that look similar often have to be looked at by Fang Yi, a non-staff appraiser, and then undergo a series of inspections.
Detection. That is to say, some specious works will make Fang Yi take a trip. At the beginning, Fang Yi was very happy, thinking that he could observe the master's original work up close again, but after several trips, he became a little bit confused.
I'm tired of it. Many of the ancient paintings sent here are not works by masters.
In European society, a dynasty can last for hundreds of years. There are very few dynasty changes because each king still has the Pope on his head. There is less turmoil. On the other hand, the chances of the art being preserved are greater.
.Many works by unknown painters are relatively easy to preserve. Just like now, when Fang Yi goes to a museum, he will most likely look at these ancient paintings that are not of much interest. The selling price on the market is based on
It comes in different years. It ranges from a few thousand to ten or twenty thousand.
Sitting on the sofa and covering his forehead, a sentence popped into Fang Yi's mind: Nick and his gang have become lazy! Now Fang Yi feels that many paintings insist on dragging him out for a trip even though they themselves are doubtful.
What's the point?
Fang Yi here complained that people bothered him with broken paintings. He had no idea how much attention Nick paid to what Fang Yi was saying. He stood in front of the painting and looked at it for a few minutes and immediately concluded the authenticity of the work, and very quickly.
Not everyone has the ability to quickly deduce who may be painted on the work. Of course, let’s talk nonsense. If what you say casually can get the approval of many appraisers, that’s really awesome.
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That Leonardo da Vinci work can be worth 200 million, not only because it is a Da Vinci work, but also because it is the first painting on parchment discovered. The girl in the picture is
The Archduke of Austria was also the queen of the Holy Roman Emperor. Almost all of these things together can support such a high price.
With such a sky-high price, the value of this work that had been casually placed in a cabinet drawer naturally doubled, and the Swiss put it in a bank safe. The two hundred million U.S. dollars was in all likelihood more valuable than this little collector's.
They all have a lot of value, so can they be treated with caution?
This person got a profit. Fang Yi also got some small benefits. His ability to appraise works was praised by the appraisers at the Versailles Museum. This is where the current trouble comes, that is, Fang Yi is not only looking at ethics.
Look at other people's works, they also have two brushes.
After sitting on the sofa in a daze for a while, Fang Yi complained to his prospective colleagues in his heart, then stood up and walked towards his canvas, ready to start creating his own work, a banner of one meter by two and a half meters.
The work, on the canvas, is a scene of farmers in a small village tidying up their yards.
The reason for creating this work was that Fang Yi felt that the foreign farmers in the village loved to take care of their own yards. Whenever there was some open space, they would think about planting some flowers and plants, no matter how small the yard was. When the season came
You will always see clusters of various flowers beautifully decorated in small courtyards. Although they are not valuable things, they represent these people's attitude towards farmers' life, which makes Fang Yi very emotional.
This situation made Fang Yi couldn't help but reflect on why Chinese farmers are not as spirited as these French farmers. It's not that the domestic farmers are like that. They are all pretty much the same simple people, and sometimes they are a little cunning.
But in terms of attitude towards life
There is indeed a big difference. Domestic farmers, including the small villages where Fang Yi stayed, rarely see people who dress up their small courtyards so beautifully. Most of them spend their free time at the mahjong table, or
Move a stool to your own courtyard to bask in the sun.
This question made Fang Yi think about it for a long time, but he couldn't come up with any satisfactory answer. In the end, he could only find a random reason: maybe it was because of the different classes he lived in. The status of farmers in China has always been very low. From the so-called farmers
This can be seen in the derogatory term "worker". However, French farmers can be regarded as the middle class and belong to the backbone of society. One is at the bottom and the other is in the middle. Perhaps this is the reason for this situation.
The meaning of this work by Fang Yi is that one day Chinese farmers can be like these French farmers, focusing on their own quality of life and living a prosperous life. With this idea,
In Fang Yi's work, the farmer bending over to tidy up his yard has a smile on his face, holding a few blades of grass with one hand and stretching his other arm among the flowers.
In the middle, there is a five or six-year-old child next to the old man pulling grass. His eyes are fixed on a flower next to his grandfather, because there is a colorful butterfly standing on it. The child's body seems to be rising slightly.
Lifting up, the two fleshy little hands were also raised a little from both sides of the body, and the little hands were already bent, aiming to pounce on this beautiful butterfly.
The quiet little village, the grandfather and grandson relaxingly tidying up the yard, with all kinds of flowers. Fang Yi painted it on his canvas with bright and elegant brushstrokes. Before Fang Yi started painting, he used
Ultramarine wrote the name of this work - Countryside, followed by Fang Yi and the year, month and day.
I painted with peace of mind for two days, and on the third day, the museum didn't call me to continue harassing me. Fang Yi was painting very happily.
"Teacher!" Fang Yi received a call from his teacher Liu Hongshuo from China in the afternoon and answered it happily.
"Xiao Yi, what are you busy with now?" Liu Hongshuo asked Fang Yi happily.
After reporting to his teacher what he was currently busy with, and then asking about the health of his teacher and his wife, Fang Yicai waited for the teacher's next question.
After listening to the student's words, Liu Hongshuo continued to ask: "Are you free to come back in two months?".
"There shouldn't be any problem with time, it's just a matter of staying long and short." Fang Yi heard the teacher ask this, even if he didn't have time, he still had to find time to go back and forth. After listening to the teacher's words, Fang Yi thought the teacher had agreed to Liu Yu's concession.
Go back by yourself to give lectures or demonstrate techniques to fellow stone art alumni.
"Do your friends have time? If so, please invite them to come together." Liu Hongshuo asked again.
Fang Yi thought for a moment: "I want to ask them about this, because it shouldn't be a big problem." As long as the time is well arranged, inviting a few friends to go back to China with him would be a good way to save Kexi.
Ma Ji people will still give it.
"Then let's take a closer look. When you come back, I have something to announce." Liu Hongshuo burst out laughing.
Fang Yi asked curiously: "What can you tell me so that I can follow you and have fun?".
"You'll know when you get back. I haven't told anyone about this. I'll announce it when you get back." Liu Hongshuo slapped his beloved disciple on the other end.
"Okay! I will give you a message after discussing it with Keshima and others. We will determine the approximate time." The teacher's answer made Fang Yi couldn't help but smile. Why do you still care about me at such an old age?
Thinking about it, Fang Yi thought that he had guessed something. Maybe his alma mater was going to give him a doctorate diploma or something, and maybe he might also get some kind of reputation for himself, or a false reputation like a visiting professor.
Hang it on your head.
I chatted with the teacher for a while, and then Liu Hongshuo said. Fang Yi listened. The teacher asked him in detail about life and painting. Fang Yi didn't feel impatient at all. He listened carefully with his ears and felt his teacher with his heart.
The love implicit in the words.
After waiting for Liu Hongshuo to hang up the phone, Fang Yi walked out of his room. He started looking for his friends and asked them when they could spend some time together, so as to embellish his return home in glory.
Keshima’s answer was simple: Just tell me the time when you have decided!
Artur looked at Fang Yi, blinked twice and nodded: I don't have a problem either.
Only Ruder and Anders are a bit verbose.
"Can I draw models when I get there?" Rudra opened the door and asked Fang Yi who was standing at the door.
Fang Yi looked at the two naked models walking around shamelessly in Rude's living room and sighed: "There are models, but if you do this, you will be arrested by the police and you will pay the fine yourself. This is not my fault."
Within budget”.
Rude's matter is nothing abroad, but in China it looks like a crowd gathering. As long as someone reports it, this old boy will definitely be arrested. Maybe the foreigner's face can help this old boy pay less fine.
But it would be fun if the media knew about this. One of the five linear masters gathered a man and a few women in China to do something unhealthy. Not to mention it was actually reported in the newspaper, just thinking about it now
Just thinking about it is fucked up enough.
"Be more restrained." Fang Yi did not forget to put a tight curse on this old boy in the end. When he turned around, he was thinking about the plane. As long as he sets foot in China, this tight curse will be applied to Rude from time to time.
For a moment. While thinking about it, he took out the phone and called the last member, Anders.
"Can I go to the Great Wall? Can I go to the Forbidden City?" A series of questions popped up from this kid's mouth.
"The Great Wall is so far away."
"What are you going to do?" Anders asked pretentiously.
Fang Yi didn't know that this boy was teasing him again: "When we come back, let's go from the capital and take you for a tour, okay?".
"How do you say the fee?" How could Anders give up so easily after being given the opportunity?
"I'll cover it." Fang Yi directly took over the fee: "It's a legal fee. As for if you want to do something illegal or disciplinary, just pay for it yourself." How can you see this kind of small money now?
In Anders' eyes, he just wanted to toss Fang Yi for some fun.
"Okay, let me know when you have arranged a time."
After hearing this, Fang Yi was just about to hang up the phone when he heard from the other end: "You've also included the food, I want to eat some Chinese food."
Hey! Fang Yi sighed and hung up the phone. (To be continued...)