Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1537: Another sky-high price art piece
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After walking down five or six steps, Ye Tian stopped again, turned around and faced the wall, and looked at a painting hanging on the wall.
It is an oil painting on canvas with a size of about 80*70. The artistic style is early Baroque. It is also covered with a glass cover and is well protected.
Seeing Ye Tian stop, Martinez and Walker, who were following behind, could only stop and stand on different steps, looking curiously at the oil painting in front of them.
Due to their location, they could only see part of the oil painting from the side, but could not see the entire painting.
The people in front of the live broadcast were different. With the help of the high-definition camera carried by Ye Tian, they could see the oil painting on canvas clearly at the first time.
Like the previous Madonna by Raphael, this is also a portrait. It depicts an elegant and dignified aristocratic woman in gorgeous clothes, smiling and staring outside the painting.
The entire painting has bright colors and strong contrast between light and dark. Every line seems to be flowing and full of movement. The brushwork is free and easy, the composition is perfect, and the overall feeling is strong.
Everyone who sees this painting can feel the artist's love and praise for life, as well as his abundant emotions and passionate attitude towards life!
There is no doubt that this is another top-notch antique artwork with great artistic value and market value.
But is this a work by that master of art? Except for those top art appraisal experts, most people on the live broadcast side don't know. They can only hope that Ye Tian can give the answer!
Martinez, standing a few steps back, also wanted to know the answer to this question.
"Steven, who painted this portrait? How much is it worth? Can you tell us about it? Everyone must want to know about this oil painting!"
Ye Tian looked back at this old friend, then nodded with a smile and said:
"Respect is worse than obedience. Let me tell you about this oil painting on canvas. This painting is from the hand of Peter Rubens, a famous Flemish painter in the seventeenth century and an early representative of the Baroque!
It can be seen from some of the characteristics of this oil painting on canvas that Rubens created this portrait at the peak of his artistic career, around 1620.
The reason why I made such a judgment is very simple, because the model of this oil painting on canvas, the European noblewoman in the painting, is none other than Rubens' wife, Brandt!
Around 1609, Rubens returned to his hometown of Flanders. Soon after, he married Brant and settled in Antwerp, living a luxurious and stable life.
After his marriage, he used his wife Brant as a model and painted many famous portraits. Most of these portraits are now collected in major museums in Europe and the United States, and it is not difficult for everyone to see them!
The portrait in front of you is one of them. From Brandt’s appearance, you can easily determine the year when Rubens created this oil painting on canvas. The error will never exceed two years."
Hearing this, Martinez, who was standing behind, and many professionals on the live broadcast side couldn't help but nodded, agreeing very much with Ye Tian's judgment.
As the wife of the famous painter Rubens, Brandt has only served as a model for her husband in her life. As long as it is a portrait of her, it must be a work by Rubens, and it is definitely not a work!
Everyone is familiar with Brandt’s image. As long as they do a little research on Rubens’ art, it is impossible to admit his mistake. The identification is not difficult!
After a short pause, Ye Tian continued:
"It was during this period of living in Antwerp that Rubens actively devoted himself to creation, gradually formed his own unique artistic style, and reached the peak of his artistic career, becoming famous in Europe.
If I am not wrong, this Rubens masterpiece was kept in Antwerp until the 19th century. After Napoleon conquered Flanders, this painting became his trophy.
As for the market value of this painting, I can only give a rough estimate. Unlike other Rubens paintings on the market, this painting has disappeared for more than two hundred years, so it is difficult to evaluate!
Also a work at the peak of Rubens's art, another painting he created in Antwerp in 1613, "Lot and His Daughters", once sold for a sky-high price of US$58 million.
In 2002, Sotheby's in London also sold a painting by Rubens at his peak, the famous "Massacre of the Innocents", which sold for a sky-high price of 49.7 million pounds.
Based on the transaction prices of these two famous paintings, combined with the factors of inflation and the ultra-high quality of the painting itself, I estimate its price at US$65 million, which is not too low but not too high! "
Before he finished speaking, countless live broadcasts had been completely detonated!
"I'll go! 65 million US dollars, another sky-high-priced piece of art. This is simply crazy. With Napoleon, he sacked the whole of Europe, but in the end, he got this guy Steven for free!"
"No wonder Steven was so generous. He casually gave away two paintings by the three masters of Renaissance art, and he didn't seem to feel any distress at all!
It turns out that every piece of antique art in this underground secret room is a priceless treasure. If I owned such a treasure, I would definitely be more generous than him! "
While people were talking about it, many people's eyes were already red in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, and Antwerp.
They all stared at the painting on the live broadcast with their eyes widened, wishing they could rush into the TV screen, take the painting directly into their arms, and take it as their own!
In particular, some of Ye Tian's old friends, such as Maeterlinck, director of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, took out their mobile phones and were about to contact Anderson to claim this world-famous painting that had disappeared for more than two hundred years!
Of course, they know very well that it is basically impossible to take advantage of that **** Steven, but they still have to do what needs to be done!
If the claim is useless, then you can only raise real money and go negotiate a deal with that greedy bastard!
After the explanation, Ye Tian glanced at this Rubens' masterpiece a few more times, then stepped out and continued walking down.
There is also a painting hanging on the wall not far ahead!
In fact, he couldn't help but leave. The old guy Martinez couldn't wait to come down, ready to appreciate this Rubens' masterpiece!
After all, the width of the steps is limited, and everyone is carrying backpacks and other things, so it’s not okay not to let them!
After walking down four or five steps, Ye Tian stopped again, turned around, and began to admire another painting hanging on the wall.
After only four or five seconds of watching, Martinez's excited voice suddenly came from above.
"Yes, this is Rubens's peak work. Brandt's image during this period also appeared in another portrait created by Rubens for her.
Steven, this Rubens painting did come from Antwerp, and it is clearly recorded in relevant documents. I didn’t expect it to be hidden here for more than two hundred years! "
Ye Tian turned his head and looked up, then said with a smile:
"Martinez, there are not only Raphael and Rubens on this wall, but also Dürer. The painting in front of me is a masterpiece by Dürer, which is very rare!"
Hearing this, Martinez immediately exclaimed.
"What? A Dürer painting? Is it a woodcut or a watercolor landscape, or some other type of painting?"
While asking loudly, Martinez wanted to step down and carefully appreciate the works of the art master Dürer, so as to satisfy his eyes!
But he couldn't bear to part with the Rubens painting in front of him, and was caught in a dilemma.
But this kind of happy trouble makes many people in front of the live broadcast red with envy. They wish they could take Martinez's place and experience this kind of trouble for themselves!
“It’s not a woodblock print or the watercolor landscape that Dürer is best at, but an oil painting on canvas, that’s why I say it’s very rare!”
Ye Tian said loudly with a smile, continuing to whet Martinez's appetite.