ps: Thanks to the book friend ‘Lao Gan Daddy’ for the reward, and the book friend ‘Shanggu Jiangjin’ for the support of two monthly passes, thank you very much!
Chapter 341 An immeasurable masterpiece
.........Then he stopped in front of a stall filled with old books and some ancient paintings.
"Boss, can you pass that easel to me?"
Hearing Liu Dong's words, a young man who was reading a book of Water Margin with great interest raised his head. After taking a look at Liu Dong, he didn't say anything. He placed the book at the back of the stall, a dirty and vague book.
You can still see that the picture folder with a green cover was handed into Liu Dong's hand, and then he turned his head and continued reading his novel.
Seeing this, Liu Dong looked a little startled. Usually when business came to his door, he would praise his goods incessantly, hoping to sell Baofu Zhai at a high price. Today, he accidentally saw one who was so cold, which made Liu
Dong himself is still a little uncomfortable with it.
After sighing in his heart, "There are all kinds of birds in the forest," Liu Dong no longer paid attention to the young stall owner who looked about the same age as himself. Instead, he untied the rope buckle in the middle of the painting folder.
Then he placed the picture folder flat on the pile of books in the stall and gently opened it in front of his eyes.
After opening it, the first thing that appeared in front of Liu Dong was a sketch of about A3 size. The content of the sketch was equivalent to an exercise of hands. There were more than twenty sketches of hands in various postures, and there were people of all ages, both men and women.
Yes. There is a German signature on the corner of the drawing paper next to it, but it is a pity that Liu Dong does not recognize it.
In addition, this sketch must have been drawn for many years. Not only has the drawing paper begun to turn yellow, but there are also traces of moth and mildew on the corners. Fortunately, it is not too serious.
However, the rusty iron clip next to it left a heavy stain of rust on the scroll, which made people frown when looking at it.
After carefully appreciating the painting, Liu Dong nodded. Although he didn't know who the author of the painting was, his skill was indeed quite good, even better than what he is now. He had already entered the master's door.
A painting is done.
After reading this picture, Liu Dong was about to open the second one. He found that the one at the bottom was already stuck to the first one. After seeing this situation, Liu Dong did not force himself, otherwise it would be easy.
If the damage to these two paintings is repaired by his relic Yuanguang, the two paintings will be restored to their original appearance, at least 90% can be restored.
Afterwards, Liu Dong looked through the scrolls one by one. He counted about thirty-seven pictures, but these thirty-seven pictures belonged to three people.
They are famous German painters during the Renaissance, as famous as Dürer and Grunewald, and are known as one of the three world-significant masters of German painting in the 16th century; a world-famous sketch master,
He was the most accomplished painter in Germany in the 19th century and one of the most famous historical painters and genre painters in Europe. He was a German expressionist painter and a core figure of the Bridge Society. In 1931, he was elected as an academician of the Prussian Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin.
Na'!
Although Kirchner's achievements in painting are not as good as those of his two predecessors, he is still a famous German painter in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Among these thirty-seven paintings, Kirchner has the most sketches, with nineteen. Next is Menzel. The greatest German painter of the nineteenth century, he has left more than 7,000 sketches to the world.
Master of sketching, here are eleven of his paintings, while Holbein only has at least seven.
After reading it, Liu Dong carefully closed the painting folder and took a deep breath. He understood that although these thirty-seven paintings were not large in size and were not oil paintings, their value was very high, even if they were the most beautiful paintings. Cheap Kirchner's sketches are probably less than five to six million US dollars!
Of course, it may be higher. But that depends on meeting a collector who really likes it. Of course, Liu Dong will not sell these paintings.
These are all things for the future. The main thing now is to buy this album worth tens of millions of dollars.
"Boss, how much does this album cost?"
After hearing Liu Dong's words, the young man who was immersed in the world of Water Margin had a look of impatience on his face.
"Five hundred dollars!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong was stunned for a moment, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"There is no bargaining for five hundred yuan. If you don't buy it, hurry up and leave!" Noting Liu Dong's expression, the young man thought he thought it was too expensive, so he said impatiently.
"Okay, I want five hundred!" As he said that, Liu Dong quickly took out five hundred from his pocket and handed it over. He originally thought that such a precious sketch of a famous artist's handwriting would cost thousands or even tens of thousands even if he missed it. I didn't expect it to be only five hundred yuan.
However, Liu Dong's behavior of paying the money quickly made the young man stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that a person of this age who looked about the same as him would actually spend 500 yuan to buy such a broken picture folder. You must know that his father and him As he said, he got this thing from a scrap recycling station, and it only cost 20 cents.
"Hey, this guy must be crazy about trying to find something missing from Taobao. A broken picture album costs five hundred yuan!" Looking at Liu Dong's back, the young man put the five red tickets into his pocket and laughed in his heart.
Immediately after making five hundred yuan, the young man was in a good mood. He was interested in the old books around him. However, no customers came to the door for four or five minutes. After the initial enthusiasm passed, the young man's attention quickly returned to himself. In the book in his hand, he had no idea that the possibility of becoming a rich second generation in his life had been killed so easily by him.
Liu Dong didn't know what he was thinking about the young man who walked away with the treasure, but he was also concerned about it. At this moment, he felt extremely satisfied. Although he didn't get any of China's own treasures during the trip to Qingdao, Liu Dong was greatly satisfied with the authentic works of famous German painters Dürer, Holbein, Menzel and Kirchner. Moreover, the 1716 Swedish piano was extremely precious.
Thinking of this, Liu Dong's desire to visit the antique street became even more intense.
As expected, Liu Dong got another good thing, the porcelain plate painting "Four Screens of Landscape" by Wang Yeting, one of the Eight Friends of Zhushan.
The "Eight Friends of Zhushan" used porcelain as the painting material, used the body as the paper, and painted on the porcelain board, thus giving birth to a rich and beautiful new pastel color. These paintings on the porcelain board absorbed the nutrients of Chinese painting, and they painted various The landscapes, figures, flowers and animals are all vivid and lifelike. Their brushwork, ink rhyme and colors are similar to those of the contemporary Shanghai School of Painting. In fact, there are ten people before and after the "Eight Friends of Zhushan", namely: Wang Qi, Wang Dafan, Cheng Yiting, Wang Yeting, He Heren, Xu Zhongnan, Deng Bishan, Tian Hexian, Bi Botao and Liu Yucen.
As one of the Eight Friends of Zhushan, Wang Yeting is a famous ceramic artist who revolutionized Jingdezhen ceramic art in the early 20th century. His landscape paintings have always been admired and imitated by later generations, and have influenced for more than half a century. He has been practicing art for more than 30 years. After leaving Jingdezhen, he created many exquisite works representing that era, which were favored by collectors around the world and eager to collect them.
The four landscape porcelain plate paintings in Liu Dong's hands, inlaid in mahogany frames, are the best of Wang Yeting's porcelain plate paintings, and their value alone is no less than half a million!
After haggling with the boss for a long time, Liu Dong paid 1,000 yuan for Wang Yeting's "Four Landscape Screens"! But before Liu Dong could get up, he felt a person next to him bump into him.
Despite this, Liu Dong didn't even move, he paid quietly, and then turned around while holding four porcelain paintings.
Looking back, as expected, one was wearing a gray vest, a pair of large floral trousers, and a pair of cyan drag boards at the feet, but they had all fallen to the ground at this moment.
"Who are you? Put me down quickly...!"
Looking at the young man who was grabbed by Mu Gang's big fan-like hands by the back of his neck and held up in mid-air, but couldn't help but struggle, with a slick expression on his face, Liu Dong shook his head indifferently, "Brother Mu, take him
Let it go!"
"Okay!" After agreeing, Mu Gang let go of his hand. The young man was unprepared and his feet were unstable. He suddenly fell down. However, looking at Mu Gang's majestic figure like a thunder god, although the young man had eaten a lot.
I feel bad, but I don’t dare to talk back at all.
"Boy, be careful when you walk in the future!" Mu Gang said.
"Yes, yes, brother! What you always teach me is that I must be careful when I walk in the future!" After a few words of apology, the young man shrank back, apparently preparing to get up and leave.
"Wait!" Just when the young man was about to turn around and leave, Liu Dong's expression condensed and he shouted suddenly.
Liu Dong's shout immediately caused the slippery young man's body to tremble twice, and he almost subconsciously prepared to run away. However, before he could take two steps, he was heard by Mu Gang, who heard Liu Dong's words.
He took another step, grabbed his neck again and lifted him up.
"Ouch...! Brother, please be gentle. My neck is about to break. Put me down quickly. I just don't want to run away!" Faced with the young man's strange scream, Mu Gang remained unmoved and turned his head.
Looked at Liu Dong.
Seeing this, Liu Dong couldn't help but chuckled as he watched the slick young man flexing his teeth and claws in Mu Gang's hands. He also blamed himself for his unlucky situation, which happened to fall into the hands of Mu Gang, who liked to pick up other people's necks. He thought Liu Dong had also eaten it in the past.
Once you are caught by Mu Gang and your feet are off the ground, no matter how powerful you are, you will not be able to escape.
"Okay, Brother Mu! Put him down!"
"Okay!" Mu Gang said with an honest smile. It was obvious that he was very happy about teasing this young man just now.
"Can you lend me the box in your arms?" Liu Dong pointed to the camphor wood box held in the arms of the naughty young man with his left hand and asked indifferently.
Hearing this, the slick young man grinned and touched the sore back of his neck, intending to refuse. However, Mu Gang standing next to Liu Dong was too powerful, so he reluctantly moved the box in his hand towards
Liu Dong handed it over.
"Here you go, but don't damage the contents inside. This is an antique!"
After listening to his words, Liu Dong smiled lightly. When it comes to the protection and restoration of antiques, no one in the world can compare with him. (To be continued)