There are two almost identical works. One was completed by Giorgione alone, and the other was completed by another painter after his death. Which of the two paintings is more valuable, of course, does not matter.
Say more.
And in fact this is indeed the case.
As the people hosting the Su family this time, the Fang family had already made inquiries for Su Ningyu and the others.
"Sister Su, we have already inquired about the "Sleeping Venus" in the German Art Museum. It is now valued at 100 million pounds, about 800 million yuan!"
"Therefore, many people have judged that as long as this Venus painting is authentic, its value may exceed 1.6 billion yuan! And this is only a preliminary judgment!"
1.6 billion!
Lin Chen glanced at Su Ningyu and saw that she was not surprised. He had obviously been prepared.
Just think about it, Su Ningyu could buy the octagonal vase with blue and white dragon and tang grass pattern last time without blinking an eye for two billion. Now this "Sleeping Venus" was given to Su Ningyu by Su Wuyi.
The budget must be higher.
Sure enough, Su Ningyu felt Lin Chen's gaze, raised her head and smiled and said: "Don't worry, 1.6 billion is still within the budget my grandfather gave me. Giorgione is a master-level oil painter in the West, as long as
If I can get his authentic work, my grandfather won't care no matter how much it costs. It's just..."
Su Ningyu suddenly changed the topic, paused and said: "Lin Chen, the key to the question is whether this painting is authentic?"
"Western oil paintings are in trouble, and there are countless fakes. Even Nazi Germany was deceived by others. Now that the Chinese people in the West have become rich, many fake paintings have been used as authentic works to deceive us Chinese people.
Man. My grandfather suffered losses like this several times."
After Su Ningyu finished speaking, Fang Han immediately said: "Sister Su, don't worry, because with Brother Lin, a great fortune teller, Mr. Su will not suffer any loss this time!"
Lin Chen nodded and agreed: "Ningyu, leave the appraisal to me. I guarantee that Mr. Su will not suffer a loss. You only need to concentrate on the auction."
Su Ningyu smiled and stopped talking. She walked to Lin Chen and started to give him instructions on the auction manual one by one. She told him which auction items Su Wuyi valued and asked Lin Chen to identify the authenticity first.
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When giving instructions, Su Ningyu was only a dozen centimeters away from Lin Chen, and Lin Chen could smell her faint fragrance.
The smell was not like perfume, but rather like some kind of body fragrance, which made Lin Chen feel trance-like and quickly focused on the lots pointed out by Su Ningyu.
Su Ningyu's grandfather Su Wuyi's goal this time is mainly focused on those Western oil paintings. As for famous wines or cultural relics and antiques, he has no interest.
Famous wines only have collection value. Su Wuyi is old and doesn't drink, so there is no use in buying them.
Not to mention cultural relics and antiques. Compared with the cultural relics of the heavenly countries, those Western cultural relics and antiques are only a few hundred years old at most, and most of them are concentrated on objects used by some historical celebrities, such as
A certain general's pocket watch, a certain king's scepter, etc. are not at all on the same level as those domestic cultural relics and antiques.
Only those oil paintings are treasures that truly transcend national boundaries and are worthy of collection.
Moreover, Westerners attach great importance to oil paintings and cultural relics. In the past, some countries even had international disputes over an oil painting.
Su Wuyi's purpose was to snatch these oil paintings away from foreigners so that they would be envious and jealous.
Lin Chen checked the lots pointed out by Su Ningyu and calculated them one by one in his mind.
It must be said that Su Wuyi's worries were justified, because under Lin Chen's inspection, he found that some of the auction items were fake and some were genuine, and most of them were fake.
In recent years, the Chinese have become rich and like to collect art all over the world. However, many Chinese do not have the professional ability to appreciate art. This makes many counterfeiters regard the Chinese as their victims and specialize in making and selling fakes to China.
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Auction houses do not maintain the authenticity of the artworks they auction, which makes many people feel unlucky after buying fakes.
However, no matter how perfect the fake was, it could not escape Lin Chen's eyes.
Seeing Lin Chen distinguishing several fakes, Su Ningyu burst into laughter.
Just these few fakes are valued by the outside world at over 100 million yuan. If there is competition, their value will be even higher.
These are all the things Su Wuyi wanted to buy. If it weren't for Lin Chen, Su Wuyi would have spent money again.
"This is fake, this is real, this is real, this is fake..."
After just ten minutes of calculation, Su Wuyi's targets were all identified.
"Okay, this is the result. Ningyu, it's up to you."
Looking away from the manual, Lin Chen rubbed his eyes.
Su Ningyu said with a grateful face: "Thank you Lin Chen, let's take a look at mine next. I will get all the lots that grandpa wants."
At this time, Fang Han was a little worried: "Sister Su, your Su family is going to have a big hemorrhage. The competition for that Venus must be fierce. I heard that many overseas collectors have come over. They are interested in that Venus."
The painting is also a must.”
The "Sleeping Venus" by Giorgione has been identified by Lin Chen and confirmed to be authentic, so it has been listed as a target by Su Ningyu.
Su Ningyu also frowned after hearing Fang Han's words. She knew that Fang Han was right. For the "Sleeping Venus", the afternoon auction would probably be a battle between dragons and tigers.
Time passed and it was soon afternoon.
Although the auction would not start until three o'clock in the afternoon, after lunch, Lin Chen and Su Ningyu got into Fang Han's car early and rushed towards the auction house together.
Before the auction begins, the auction company will open the display of the auction items to guests attending the auction. This period is the only opportunity for auction participants to identify the authenticity of the items.
Although Su Ningyu already had Lin Chen help with the appraisal, she still wanted to see the auction items with her own eyes.
When they arrived at the auction company, before entering, the three of them discovered that an astonishing number of reporters had gathered outside the company. Some of these reporters had Chinese faces, and many had white faces.
They gathered outside the auction company and whispered, not knowing what news they wanted to keep.
Seeing them, Su Ningyu frowned: "Fang Zai, what's going on with these reporters?"
Fang Han replied: "Sister Su, you don't know that the news of this auction has even appeared in local newspapers in Hong Kong Island. Not only domestic ones, but also many people from overseas came to Hong Kong Island specially to participate in the auction. Their purpose is the same
, just for that painting "Sleeping Venus"!"
"As for these reporters, I guess they are waiting for the auction results of "Sleeping Venus" to be released. This is a rare big news in the art market recently, and no one will miss it."