Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1423: Watercolor landscape painting
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"Good morning, Mr. Steven, welcome to Portobello Street, welcome to my bookstore, I am Brown, nice to meet you"
The bookstore owner came up to him and greeted him politely, with a bit of surprise in his eyes.
"Good morning, Mr. Brown, I'm Steven. Nice to meet you too. This bookstore looks very nice and has a bit of atmosphere, so I came in to visit. I hope you don't mind"
Ye Tian said with a smile, and shook hands with the other party and said hello.
"Of course I don't mind. I am open for business and welcome every customer who comes, but my store only sells modern and contemporary books, not valuable antiques and artworks. You may be disappointed! ”
Brown nodded and said, with a vague look of joy in his eyes.
He opened a shop in the Porter Bell Antique Market and must have known many antique dealers, and even had good friendships with them. He had long been familiar with Ye Tian's reputation, eyesight, and ruthless methods.
Fortunately, he only deals in books, so he doesn't have to worry about being picked up by Ye Tian or being ransacked like crazy, so he feels a little lucky that he doesn't have to regret jumping into the Thames after the guy in front of him leaves!
As for the other people in the Porte Bell Antique Market, he had nothing to do with it. He could only pray for those guys secretly, hoping that they would have good luck and escape today's disaster!
Ye Tian shook his head slightly and said jokingly:
"Not necessarily! Mr. Brown, that watercolor painting looks good. I wonder how you got it? Did you buy it or was it a gift from a friend? I suggest you find someone to appraise the painting!
If I read it correctly, it should be the work of the famous British painter William Turner. To be precise, it is his early work. You can compare it with the "Caernarfon Castle" he painted in 1799.
This painting is earlier than "Caernarfon Castle" and is probably the work of William Turner when he was a teenager. In these two paintings, we can still find some similarities, although they are not obvious! "
As he spoke, Ye Tian pointed to a landscape painting hanging on the right wall of the bookstore.
It is a watercolor landscape painting with a romantic tendency. It depicts the scenery of the suburbs of London in the 18th century. The painting technique is a bit immature, but it has the shadow of the master.
As soon as he walked into the bookstore, Ye Tian raised his eyes and saw the painting, and came to an extremely accurate conclusion.
The reason why this painting is so eye-catching is not because of its huge artistic value and market value, but because this bookstore only has such an antique piece of art!
The red light it emits and the charming halo it emits are completely different from other items in the bookstore and are very eye-catching!
Of course, this is in Ye Tian’s eyes! To others, the painting is no different from the books and furniture.
Although this is a painting by the master of art William Turner, it is only a work from his teenage years, and the painting style is not yet mature. Moreover, it is a watercolor painting, and its value is not that high.
What's more important is that this painting hangs in a bookstore.
Even if Ye Tian likes this watercolor painting and wants to keep it in his pocket, there is no chance of him succeeding!
As soon as he opened his mouth and offered to buy the painting, Brown would instantly understand that this watercolor painting was by no means an ordinary painting, and was probably a valuable work of art.
If Ye Tian wanted to get this painting, he would have to use some less honorable means that he himself would not do, such as deception or theft!
For him, there is no need at all, and the value of this painting is not so great that he would abandon his principles and use any means.
"William Turner's watercolor painting? How is it possible? This is just a painting I bought at the Portobello Market for fifteen pounds!"
Brown turned his head and looked at the watercolor painting, muttering to himself, completely stunned.
Ye Tian smiled softly, and then led Betty to a row of bookshelves nearby, preparing to take a look at the books displayed there, although they had no desire to buy them.
During the march, Ye Tian also introduced the famous British painter William Turner to Betty and the others in a low voice.
"William Turner is a famous British romantic landscape painter, watercolor painter and printmaker. He is one of the most famous and most skilled artists in Britain.
He is a representative of the British academic painters in the first half of the 19th century. He is famous for his ability to depict the subtle relationship between light and air, and is especially good at depicting scenes filled with water vapor.
In the history of Western art, William Turner is one of the most outstanding landscape painters. His special contribution is to place landscape painting in an equally important position as historical painting and portrait painting.
William Turner began to learn painting as a teenager. When he was fifteen, his watercolor landscape paintings were exhibited in public and he gained a certain degree of fame. He is a model of becoming famous at a young age! "
While talking, Ye Tian and the others had already arrived in front of the bookshelf and began to admire the books displayed on the bookshelf.
As soon as they stood still, Brown hurried over with a look of surprise on his face.
As he approached, he immediately asked excitedly in a low voice:
"Excuse me, Mr. Steven, can I ask the market value of that watercolor painting? I am a complete layman and know nothing about appraising art!
You are the top antique art appraisal expert, with extremely sharp vision and very accurate appraisal, so I would like to ask you to help with the appraisal. This is very important to me! "
Ye Tian turned to look at this buddy, then at the William Turner painting, then nodded with a smile and said:
"No problem, it's just a piece of cake, but I also want to make a request. I can help you authenticate it, but you have to keep my discovery of this painting a secret for the time being!
You may have guessed the reason. We still have to visit the Portobello Antique Market. I don’t want to be treated as a scourge by all the antique dealers in the market and be on strict guard against it!
After today, when we leave the Portobello Antique Market, you can announce the news, or you can take the painting to an appraisal or send it to an auction house! "
Hearing these words, Brown immediately took a deep look at Ye Tian!
It’s over! The Porte Bello Antique Market will inevitably be robbed crazily today. When the sun sets today, God knows how many antique dealers will cry to death in the toilet!
There must be friends I know among them. I can only hope that God will bless them. Don’t become the target of being robbed and become another soul killed by Steven!
"No problem, Mr. Steven, I will keep it secret for the time being. I will not announce the discovery of this painting until sunset today and you leave the Portobello Antique Market!"
Brown nodded slightly and said in a low voice, lest other customers in the bookstore hear him.
Ye Tian glanced at the painting again, then smiled and gave the answer.
"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Brown. According to my judgment, this watercolor painting by William Turner should be his work between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, when William Turner was just starting out.
At that period, William Turner's painting style had not yet been formed, but was only beginning to take on a romantic color. Moreover, this was only a watercolor painting, and its value could not be compared with his landscape oil paintings.
In view of this, although this is a masterpiece, the value of this painting is not that high. Based on the current market conditions, this watercolor painting should be worth about 100,000 euros! "
"Wow! One hundred thousand euros! I am very satisfied. An ordinary painting for fifteen pounds has turned into a work of art worth one hundred thousand euros in an instant. This is like a dream, so unreal!
I run a bookstore and the most expensive set of limited edition books I have ever sold is only worth 5,000 pounds. For me, 100,000 euros is such a sudden windfall that I never dared to think about it before. ! "
Brown exclaimed in a low voice, his eyes full of ecstasy.
Fortunately, this guy has pretty good emotional control and doesn't show too much excitement, otherwise he would be in trouble!
You know, there are still a few customers in the bookstore, and they are looking here with curiosity.
If they knew that Ye Tian found a painting by William Turner as soon as he entered the bookstore and quickly spread the news, then Ye Tian would not be able to buy any antique art today!
Of course, this does not hinder his plan to madly loot the Portobello Antique Market, but the only one who can do it is Bowie, who has already entered the market!
Next, Ye Tian explained in a low voice the watercolor painting and the similarities between that watercolor painting and William Turner's other work "Caernarfon Castle".
The similarities he pointed out are the best basis for identifying the watercolor landscape painting in front of you!
Hearing his explanation, Brown felt as if he had found a treasure. He firmly remembered these words, and the joy in his eyes became more and more intense, almost overflowing!
After Ye Tian finished explaining, the guy immediately said goodbye and left, took down the painting and returned directly to the office at the back, not even taking care of the bookstore business in front!