Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1407: The best business
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When Ye Tian and the others walked into the bar, a beautiful woman was reciting poetry in French on the stage. Her voice was mellow and matched with rich expressions and body movements. The performance was very immersive!
The guests in the bar were all looking at the beauty on the stage and listening to her recitation. They were also very immersed in it and did not notice the guest who had just walked into the bar!
Seeing this situation, Ye Tian and the others stopped one after another and stood a little further from the door of the bar, admiring the performance on the stage!
Unlike most bars, the performance format of Jiaotu Bar is very special. The main performance formats here are songs, humorous performances and poetry. It is very bourgeois and artistic!
The loud singing and dancing that are common in other bars cannot be seen here at all. Even the songs and music that are very popular nowadays are difficult to hear here!
Anyone who is familiar with the Rabbit Bar knows that this is a bar where art is discussed and experienced. If you like to sing and dance, and enjoy life and money, you should go to the 'Moulin Rouge Ballroom'.
While listening to the poetry recitation, Ye Tian also looked at the situation inside the Jiaotu Bar and felt the artistic atmosphere here!
The interior furnishings of Jiaotu Bar are very simple, even a little crude!
Except for the lighting and sound equipment, as well as various alcoholic beverages and beverages, everything else here remains as it was at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century!
The audience in the bar were scattered on long benches or small wooden stools, watching the performance with gusto. There was only one table in front of them, with wine or drinks on it!
The scene in front of me is very similar to the scene in domestic factories, schools, or parties in the past, but this is a famous art holy place!
The venue of Jiaotu Bar is very small. Even if it is full, it cannot seat many customers. It is not difficult to understand why there are so many people lining up outside the bar. The space is limited!
There are many paintings hanging on the walls around the bar, making it look less like a bar and more like an art salon and a small theater!
In Ye Tian's eyes, the paintings hanging on the walls of the bar all radiate dazzling white light, and each painting has a charming halo, more or less! But there are at least five or six floors!
Obviously, these works of art from different eras have a certain artistic value and a certain market value!
In an instant, Ye Tian had a general understanding of the situation at Jiaotu Bar, and then he withdrew his gaze and continued to enjoy the performance on the stage.
After the beauty on the stage finished reciting the poem and applause started, Ye Tian and the others continued to move forward, came to the seats reserved for them by Little Fred, and sat down each.
"Stephen, what do you want to drink? We have homemade fruity brandy here, which is pretty good, and other drinks and drinks are also available!"
Little Fred said with a smile, recommending drinks to Ye Tian and the others.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Tian continued:
"I have been famous for your homemade fruity brandy for a long time. Give me a drink and let others order whatever they want.
This is the Cunning Rabbit Bar. It seems a bit out of place to exchange drinks here. We are not here to drink, but to watch the show!
Compared with drinks and wonderful performances, I want to see your collection of antiques and art. That is the most precious thing in Cunning Rabbit Bar! "
"Okay, Steven, you order drinks first, and I'll get the artworks in stock. You can help me appraise them!"
After saying that, Little Fred called a waiter to come over to greet Ye Tian and the others, and then walked to the office behind the bar with a rather excited expression!
It didn’t take long for the drinks to be served, and everyone was drinking the drinks while enjoying the performances on the stage.
For the sake of safety, Ye Tian had already secretly turned on X-ray, watching every move of the bartender at the bar, and also watching the drinks everyone ordered until the drinks were served, to prevent anyone from tampering!
About ten minutes later, there were seven or eight more paintings in front of him, and the one on top was a cubism-style sketch.
The first time he saw this sketch, through the intensity of the white light it radiated, the number of halo layers, as well as the painting style and other characteristics, Ye Tian instantly drew the accurate judge.
But he still pretended to conduct a serious appraisal, then raised his head and looked at Little Fred, pretending to be surprised and said:
"Congratulations, little Fred, this is a very good Cubism style painting. The Cunning Rabbit Bar is indeed a famous art sanctuary, and it is indeed well-deserved!
I am basically certain that this is a sketch by the Cubist master Georges Braque, which was created around the 1920s, which was Braque's golden period.
In this Cubist sketch, we can see that the artist introduced letters and numbers into the painting with very skillful technique. This is a major feature of Braque's paintings!
What I can’t understand is that Braque had already become famous around the 1920s and carried the banner of Cubism with Picasso. How could he trade his paintings for wine? "
Before Ye Tian finished speaking, the bar owner, Little Fred, cheered in a low voice.
"Awesome! It turns out to be Braque's sketch, what a huge surprise!"
After a small celebration, this guy quickly controlled his emotions and whispered with joy:
"It seems that my judgment is correct. I have always suspected that this is a sketch by Braque, but there is no signature on the painting, and Braque is dead, so there is no way to verify it!
Now that you have given the same identification conclusion, there is no doubt! Thank you, Steven, your vision is so sharp, even better than the legend says!
I don’t know why Braque traded this painting for wine. For nearly two decades in the early 20th century, the Rabbit Bar did not belong to our family.
It wasn’t until 1922 that the Cunning Rabbit Bar was repurchased by my great-grandfather. At that time, this Cubist sketch was in the bar’s warehouse where it remains today.
I don’t know whether my great-grandfather and grandfather asked Blanc to verify this sketch, and there are no relevant records left. After Braque’s death, there will be no way to verify it!
Without talking about the history of this Cubist sketch, Steven, can you evaluate the market value of this sketch? How much is it worth? I'd love to find out! "
Ye Tian nodded slightly and immediately gave the answer.
"No problem, the artistic value of this sketch is extraordinary, but after all, it is just a sketch, and it does not have the signature of the author. In terms of the current art market, it should be worth about 130,000 euros!"
"Wow! One hundred and thirty thousand euros is such an impressive number!"
Little Fred cheered in a low voice, almost dancing with excitement.
Next, Ye Tian helped him identify several paintings without the author's signature. They were all works by painters who had frequented the Cunning Rabbit Bar but were short of money, and used them to exchange for drinks!
There are both works by famous painters before they became famous, as well as paintings by unknown painters. The value of the two is naturally very different!
Like Braque's previous sketches, these paintings were not signed by the author, and they were relatively old. Little Fred was suspicious, so he took them out for Ye Tian to identify.
After appraising the dozens of paintings that Fred took out one after another, Ye Tian admired the other paintings hanging in the Cunning Rabbit Bar, including several paintings hanging in the office area behind!
During this process, Ye Tian habitually turned on the perspective secretly and looked through the Cunning Rabbit Bar completely, not missing any corner.
Under perspective, several paintings by famous artists that little Fred had hidden in the safe in his office immediately appeared clearly in Ye Tian's eyes, and he saw them all!
Without exception, these famous paintings are signed by the authors, have clear origins, and are valuable. Of course, little Fred will not hang them outside!
Although he cannot own them, it is good to appreciate them. Ye Tian, who has completely lost the possibility of picking them up, can only comfort himself like this!
When it was close to eleven o'clock in the evening, Ye Tian and the others said goodbye and left the Jiaotu Bar, and took a bus to the 'Moulin Rouge Ballroom' near the White Square at the foot of Montmartre.
But unfortunately, when they arrived at the Moulin Rouge, the most famous ballroom in France was already full and no longer accepting new guests!
Seeing this situation, Ye Tian and the others could only leave with regret and return to the Regina Hotel by car!
As for the Moulin Rouge Ballroom and the famous French Cancan, I can only wait until the next time I come to Paris to take the time to enjoy them again!