The first thousand two hundred and seventy-nine chapters buy paintings
Chapter 1,279 Buying Paintings
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"Mr. Lehman, are you the only one who lives here?" Liu Dong asked.n∈
"I also have a tenant who lives here, but he has to go to work during the day and is not at home now!"
"Aren't you married?" Liu Dong asked in surprise.
"We were married before, but she thought I couldn't provide a wealthy life, so she went to the United States with a bank manager two years ago!" Speaking of this, Lehman Brich showed a deep sadness on his face.
color.
"Feel sorry!"
"It doesn't matter, everything has passed! Please come in!"
After nodding, Liu Dong, who was about to walk in, was suddenly pulled by Helen's arm. He turned to look at the beauty covering her mouth and nose, with a look of embarrassment on her pretty face. Liu Dong couldn't help but smile: "Otherwise, you
Let’s go to the car and wait for a while, and then call the bodyguard from the hotel to help with some things.”
"Okay! Then I'm going to make a call. Come down soon!" After some hesitation, Helen nodded.
"Where's Miss Helen?"
"I asked her to make a phone call. Call a few more people, otherwise I won't be able to move your house full of works by myself!" Liu Dong pointed at the oil paintings of different sizes hanging on the wall and successfully moved them.
get the other person's attention.
Of course, Lehmann Brich was not stupid. He also knew that the poor apartment environment where the two bachelors lived really discouraged ladies who liked cleanliness and tidiness.
However, rather than considering these, he hopes Liu Dong can fulfill his original promise and buy all his oil paintings for a price of no less than 10,000 euros.
"These oil paintings are only part of my work! More are still in my studio on the second floor!"
After nodding, Liu Dong followed the other party to the second floor, and soon a studio of about fifty square meters, but different from the mess of the living room and other rooms, was extremely clean and tidy appeared in front of Liu Dong.
There are not many things in the studio. Several old cabinets next to it contain cups and bottles of various shapes and colors, as well as still lifes for painting such as sheep heads, cow heads, and plaster statues. The top of the cabinets
On top were bundles of canvas and paper, as well as unopened paints.
There are three heavy solid wood easels standing in the center of the studio. One of the easels is empty, and there are completed oil paintings on both easels.
One of them shows a lazy woman with naked body, holding a piece of red embroidered silk in her left hand. From this painting, Liu Dong seemed to feel the elegance of Ingres's famous "La Grande Odalisque".
The content of the other painting is quite special. It shows a landscape painting. If Liu Dong saw it correctly, it should be the Seine River not far from here!
The artist's excellent painting skills not only showed the beautiful scenery along the Seine River, but also included the surrounding tourists in the painting. Almost everyone had their own unique movements and expressions, which were extremely vivid and natural!
"That's great, Mr. Brich, your works are worthy enough to enter any museum in the world!"
Liu Dong's admiration made Lehmann Brich couldn't help but show pride on his face.
When you sincerely express your praise on something that a person cares about most, it is often the easiest time to win the other person's favor.
Lehmann Brich is no exception at this moment.
Having lost his family and living on government relief, the only thing that kept him from becoming a homeless man was probably his love for oil painting.
Anyone who praises him for this will almost always endear him to Brich.
"Thanks!"
"Do you think these are all your works?" Liu Dong asked, pointing to a dozen large and small paintings piled up against the wall.
"Yes, those are some of my previous works! After feeling that my oil painting skills have improved a bit during this period, I took them out and painted them again!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong nodded.
The biggest difference between oil painting and Chinese painting is that even if the oil painting is completely dry, you can still continue painting when your skills improve and you want to take out the previous work to modify it. Even one oil painting will not last a lifetime.
What a strange thing.
But Chinese painting is different. Once you finish the painting, it is basically impossible to modify it later! The same situation applies to gouache and watercolor!
"Can I take a look?"
"certainly!"
Liu Dong, who received the owner's permission, quickly walked to the wall and began to admire them one by one.
However, among the dozen or so paintings standing on the wall, three of them must have been modified by Brich. Because there is an obvious level difference between them and the rest of the paintings.
"Very good! Mr. Brich, why don't you have bigger paintings here? I mean paintings like "Liberty Leading the People" by Delacroix, "The Crusaders Entering Constantinople", and Jacques-Louis Great
Wei's "Coronation of Napoleon" is a large painting that is generally over 9 square meters in size?"
"I did paint a few large oil paintings, but they were difficult to carry and took up too much space. So I put them in the attic!"
"Attic? Can you take me up there to have a look?" Liu Dong's eyes lit up!
"Of course, please come with me!"
With that said, Brixi took Liu Dong out of the studio and quickly followed the corridor to the attic of the apartment. Because the attic space did not want the lower two floors to be divided into different rooms, the space was connected when the space was connected.
bigger.
Although the steeple limits the use of most of the space, the nearly 120 square meters of space utilized is not even smaller than Brich's studio.
Because there are windows to the outside in the attic, it is still bright even if the lights are not turned on. Moreover, the attic is not filled with broken tables, rotten benches and other debris as Liu Dong imagined.
Instead, there were many framed oil paintings piled up, as well as piles of sketches and sketches. The number of oil paintings was several times or more than what Liu Dong had seen before. The sketches and sketches almost filled the 20 square meter space.
I'm afraid there are tens of thousands or more.
However, judging from the dust accumulated on them, it was obvious that they had been there for a long time.
After noticing Liu Dong's gaze, Brich looked at the mountains of sketches in the corner of the attic, and said with tenderness and respect in his eyes: "They were left by my grandfather. Before he passed away, they used to be Paris."
Professor of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts!"
"École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris?"
This name is famous in Liu Dong's ears. It is the third prestigious art academy in the world with a history of 300 years after the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence and the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy. It is also one of the four major art academies in the world.
Moreover, the Paris Academy of Fine Arts has far more influence than other art academies in the Chinese art world. Many famous Chinese painters such as Xu Beihong, Lin Fengmian, Yan Wenliang, Pan Yuliang, Liu Haisu, Liu Kaiqu, Wu Guanzhong, and Li Fengbai all graduated from this world-famous academy.
Famous art school.
Therefore, Liu Dong is also very familiar with it.
However, the person who could serve as a professor in this school must be the most famous painter in France at that time, but why are his descendants so miserable?
Perhaps seeing Liu Dong's doubts, Brich then said: "My grandfather taught art history. Oil painting and sketching were just his hobbies, and his level was not outstanding! But I am very grateful to him. It was he who taught art history.
I took the path of art."
"Are these paintings and drawings left by him?"
"Part of it is, and the rest is the works of some students who were studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris that he collected when he was teaching!"
"Student work?"
Liu Dong, who was moved in his heart, thought of what he had gained in the attic when Yan Qingqing bought a house in Quancheng, and almost subconsciously released the relic Yuanguang!
"Soon, countless auras of varying shades of light quickly lit up in front of Liu Dong's eyes."
"Sure enough! I really came to the right place this time!"
Liu Dong, who was filled with joy, couldn't help but curl up his lips.
"Mr. Liu, these are some of the larger oil paintings I painted. You can take a look!"
Brixi, who didn't notice the strange expression in Liu Dong's expression, walked aside and pointed to about three oil paintings in frames standing in the corner.
"OK!"
Liu Dong nodded and strode over.
But at this moment, his attention was more focused on the pile of sketch paper next to him that seemed to have not been touched for decades. He just browsed Brich's three huge oil paintings!
It's not bad. In fact, Brich's level of neoclassical painting style is enough to put Liu Dong to shame. However, because of more discoveries, Liu Dong has now gone from simply appreciating paintings to adding those he missed on Taobao.
thought.
"Mr. Brich, I personally like these paintings of yours very much. Now we can discuss the price!"
"no problem!"
Lehmann Brich quickly agreed.
2 million euros!
After a discussion that lasted no more than ten minutes, Liu Dong packed up almost all the oil paintings, drawings, sketches and other paintings in Lehman Brich's home for two million euros, whether they had been stored in the attic for decades or more.
Even some moldy works, which were usually used for practice in his studio, were all collected by Liu Dong.
Although it was a bit strange for Liu Dong to buy the works in the attic that he thought were not outstanding, Lehmann Brich was not too reserved in front of the euro.
But because Liu Dong bought too many things, Helen had to call two trucks again.
But even so, it is unrealistic to move all so many things back to the hotel. Not to mention that it is too eye-catching, and the key is that it requires permission from the hotel, which is too troublesome. Liu Dong simply rented it in a high-end villa area in Paris
I rented a villa as a temporary residence.
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