The first thousand two hundred and eighty-four chapters Van Gogh works
Chapter 1,284 Van Gogh’s Works
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"Mr. Liu also received an invitation from Philip Auction House?"
"Isn't it the same for Mr. Bouygues?" Liu Dong said.`
"I'm different! The reason why I came here this time is because of the conditions reached with Mr. Liu. I plan to buy more exquisite works of art to give to Mr. Liu!" Martin Bouygues laughed.
"Then I would be embarrassed to compete with Mr. Bouygues!" Liu Dong said calmly.
"Without a strong competitor like Mr. Liu, I have to let go of a lot of worries!"
While the two were joking, the time also reached seven o'clock in the evening. And the auction officially started according to the time specified!
"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, welcome everyone to the Philip Auction on such a wonderful evening. I am Anthony Glitzman, the auctioneer of this auction!" A man wearing a black tuxedo and wearing a white hand
Gloves, the tall and slightly fat auctioneer said with a smile.
"Okay, I know everyone loves art more than my type. So let's take a look at the first auction tonight!"
The auctioneer smiled and wiped his bald head with a different style, which aroused good-natured laughter from everyone at the table and enlivened the atmosphere. The first item of this auction also appeared on the large monitors on both sides of the auction table.
Auction!
"Mark Rothko is a famous American abstract painter. Mark Rothko's art focuses on the expression of spiritual connotations. He strives to reflect profound symbolic meanings through limited colors and very few shapes. And this painting "The Tenth
"No. 1" represents the pinnacle of his sorcerer-like mystical power. It comes from a series of creations that marked the pinnacle of Rothko's career and truly embodies the 'meaning of existence' of Rothko's art!"
Liu Dong couldn't help but frowned as he looked at the oil painting that appeared on the electronic display screen with a black border, a red gradient, and a slightly translucent middle. It was completely invisible to ordinary people's eyes.
To be honest, Liu Dong really doesn't like abstract works. Because this thing is not like classical art, everyone can understand the realistic meaning he wants to convey through painting from the author's paintings.
But this is obviously not the case with abstraction. If the author does not explain it in detail, no one will know what the painting is trying to express. Just like the famous saying, ‘There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people’!
This kind of art may have a sense of mystery. But art that is divorced from reality is, after all, just the beauty of a few people, and cannot become an eternal masterpiece with real world and historical influence.
"... Mark Rothko's work "No. 10". Oil painting on canvas. The auction base price is 1.5 million euros. Each increase in price shall not be less than 100,000. Start bidding now!"
"What? Mr. Liu doesn't seem to like this Rothko work?" Martin Bouygues, who had been paying close attention to Liu Dong sitting next to him, couldn't help but ask after noticing the strange look on his face.
"Yes!" Liu Dong nodded.
"This is really strange. I thought young people nowadays like works of abstraction and realism, but only us old men like works of classicism and impressionism?"
"It seems that I am an exception among that young man!" Liu Dong said with a bit of humor.
"Haha, of course! In fact, in my opinion, you have always been the most exceptional one among young people! Whether it is your preference for art or your career!"
"Can I understand this as a compliment from Mr. Bouygues?"
"certainly!"
"Look, the second lot is out!"
Just as Liu Dong and Martin Bouygues were chatting, Helen's excited voice suddenly came from beside him.
"...Vincent William Van Gogh was the pioneer of Post-Impressionism and deeply influenced the 20s, especially Fauvism and Expressionism. It seems that everyone is no stranger to the value of Van Gogh's paintings, regardless of
Whether it is "Starry Night", "Sunflowers" or "Wheatfield with Crows", they have all created amazing records in the history of art auctions. The current painting "Ariscon Road" is the most talented period of Van Gogh's life.
s work."
"During this period, in addition to the "Ariscon Road", there were also paintings such as "Sunflowers", "Self-Portrait", "Girls of the City of Alay", "Night Cafe" and "The Sower".
A great work of unparalleled beauty and the most legendary expression of passion!"
"In fact, no amount of beautiful and luxurious words can express Van Gogh's artistic achievements. Now let us return to the auction of "Ariscon Road". The base price is 1,000,000 euros. Each increase in price shall not be less than
500,000 euros, start bidding now!”
"1.2 million euros!"
"13 million euros!"......
Almost instantly, people in the entire auction house burst into surprising admiration and enthusiasm for Van Gogh's works. The auctioneers almost had no time to respond to the continuous bidding calls.
When the surging price increase finally slowed down, the price of Van Gogh's original "Ariscon Road" had reached 3.4 million euros!
"It seems that Mr. Liu is also interested in this work of Van Gogh?" Martin Bouygues said.
"Of course! I am very interested in Impressionist works. Especially the works of Van Gogh!" After a pause, he turned to look at Bouygues next to him. "Isn't Mr. Bouygues also planning to participate?"
"If it were in the past, I would definitely compete with Mr. Liu. But now I haven't collected your 5,000 pieces of Chinese art. Therefore, this painting of Van Gogh's "Ariscon Road" can only be given up with regret.
Got it!"
"Then I will accept Mr. Bouig's favor!"
"Haha, if I can make Mr. Liu say that, then I've made a profit!"
After hearing this, Liu Dong smiled and raised the bidding sign in his hand, "4.2 million euros!"
"42 million euros! Mr. No. 7 bids 42 million euros. Is there anything higher?" the auctioneer shouted excitedly.
The estimated value of this 91-centimeter oil painting before going up for auction was 3 million euros. If it exceeded 35 million euros, it would be a big profit. And 42 million euros made the auctioneer even more excited.
In fact, this price was an exception for almost everyone present. Liu Dong directly raised the auction price by 5 million euros, which unsurprisingly attracted the attention of almost everyone present.
However, except for a few caring people, most people here do not know this young and excessive Chinese rich man. But they do know Martin Bouygues who is sitting next to Liu Dong.
Naturally, Liu Dong also paid more attention to Liu Dong who was able to talk happily with Martin Bouygues.
"42 million euros, 42 million euros, is there anything higher?"
Listening to the auctioneer's encouraging shouts, but no one actually raised the placard.
Although Van Gogh's paintings are indeed wonderful and precious, Van Gogh's "Portrait of Doctor Gachet" auctioned in 1990 reached a record of US$82.5 million and has remained so until now. But this does not mean that all his paintings can be
Sold for more than $6 million.
The price of 4.2 million euros is high enough for this painting "Ariscon Road"!
Therefore, during the auctioneer's confusion for nearly a minute, no one bid again. And Liu Dong finally got this precious Van Gogh painting for 4.2 million euros!
All in all, this is already the fifth Van Gogh work in his hands!
The acquisition of the Tsar's treasures directly increased the number of European oil paintings, prints, and sketches in Liu Dong's hands six to seven times. Although it is not possible to take out all of them due to the influence, within ten to twenty years at most, the Old Summer Palace Museum will become the largest collection of Western art.
One of the largest museums with the richest collection of paintings, especially paintings and sculptures.
"Congratulations to Mr. No. 7 for bidding on this precious oil painting "Ariscon Road" by Van Gogh for 4.2 million euros! Now let's take a look at the third auction item tonight!"
As the auctioneer finished speaking, a large jar with a blue and white cloud and dragon pattern about 25 centimeters high appeared on the display screens on both sides.
No need to ask, just from the shape and pattern, you can tell that this is a piece of porcelain from China.
"I believe everyone already knows something about this porcelain from China from previous auctions - 'Ming Dynasty Yongle Imperial Kiln Blue and White Cloud and Dragon Pattern Large Jar'. It has a history of nearly 700 years and is one of the oldest in Chinese history.
A royal tribute from Emperor Yongle, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty who recaptured China from the Mongols.”
"When it was fired by the craftsmen in Jingdezhen and placed on the emperor's desk, France in Europe was under the rule of Charles IV of the Valois Dynasty! God is my witness, it was a chaotic era!"
After shaking his head and successfully attracting everyone's attention to himself, the auctioneer loudly said: "This exquisite work of art from China with a history of nearly 700 years, 'Ming Yongle Blue and White Cloud and Dragon Pattern Large Jar', has a base price of 50
Ten thousand euros, each bid increase must not be less than 20,000 euros, start bidding now!”
"550,000 euros!"
"570,000 euros!"
Looking at the auction, which could be described as intense, but in fact the price was not high, Liu Dong had to admit a fact.
Chinese art, even ancient Chinese porcelain, which almost never fails to sell at major auctions around the world, is far less expensive than the auction prices of mainstream Western art.
However, this Yongle blue and white porcelain is still considered a masterpiece among imperial kiln wares. In 1989, a similar porcelain was sold at Christie's Hong Kong for HK$1.25 million.
Now that the art market is far more prosperous than before, it is not surprising that it fetched a higher price than before.
What really surprised Liu Dong was that Martin Bouygues actually bought this piece of Chinese porcelain for 2.34 million euros.
"But that's fine! I'll have some money left to compete for the European artworks at the back!" Liu Dong quietly put down the bidding sign in his hand.
ps: Congratulations to the book friend "Soul Dou Dou Soul" for becoming the second hall master of this book. Dongren added another chapter to express his gratitude!