Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2674: Hymn of light and shadow
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This is the pinnacle of Impressionism, which is famous in the history of Western art, or rather, it is one of the most outstanding representative works of Impressionism.
Monet, who created this "Water Lilies", is one of the most important art schools in modern Western times, the founder and highest achiever of Impressionism, and one of the greatest painters in the history of Western art.
The painting is medium in size, approximately 100 by 90, and is housed in a simple cherry wood frame.
What is depicted in the painting is a pond with rippling blue waves, with water lilies floating on the water, one on the left and one on the right, spreading along the water to the far side of the pond.
On top of the naturally floating water lilies, there are occasionally dotted with a few blooming lotus flowers, red like fire and white like snow, blooming beautifully.
On the shore of this pond, there are many large and leafy trees.
Together with the blue sky, they are reflected in the rippling blue pond in the painting under the sunlight of summer. They seem to be gently swaying with the water waves, and the artistic conception is extremely beautiful.
Looking at this extremely beautiful picture, everyone's eyes were instantly attracted, and they were immersed in it and immersed in the poetic artistic conception created by this painting!
The utility room then became quiet, and there was no sound anymore, only the sounds of breathing and heartbeats.
After a while, Ye Tian woke up first and then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, this is only the first top-notch work of art discovered in Balbo's secret room. I believe there are more and more valuable top-notch works of art waiting for us to discover in this secret room!"
With his words, everyone woke up.
The next moment, there was a burst of exclamation from the scene.
"Wow! This Monet's "Pond and Water Lilies" is so beautiful, it's so mesmerizing!"
"Who would have thought that in this ancient basement, there is actually a pinnacle work of Impressionist art hidden? It's incredible!"
While exclaiming, everyone's eyes became extremely hot when looking at this "Pond. Water Lilies". Everyone had an intoxicated expression, and everyone's eyes were full of envy and jealousy!
Especially those two guys, Giovanni and Pizarro, their eyes were already red, so red that they were about to bleed!
After some exclamation, some people also raised questions.
"Steven, this Monet's "Pond and Water Lilies" is indeed very beautiful, but it also looks very familiar. I seem to have seen it there, either in a museum or gallery, or somewhere. In this art album! ”
The cultural counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Italy said, with a hint of curiosity and confusion in his tone.
As soon as he finished speaking, Pizarro continued:
"Yes, the painting "Pond and Water Lilies" in front of you is very similar to the famous masterpiece "Pond and Water Lilies" by the Impressionist art master Monet collected by the National Gallery in London!
Is there a possibility that this painting and one of the paintings of the same name collected by the National Gallery in London are fakes? You know, imitation Monet paintings are everywhere! ”
After the words fell, everyone at the scene turned to look at Ye Tian, expecting him to give an answer.
Ye Tian first looked at the painting in front of him, then glanced at everyone, and then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, Pizarro is right about one thing. The painting "Water Lilies" in front of you is very similar to Monet's masterpiece "Pond. Water Lilies" collected by the National Gallery in London. The backgrounds of the two paintings Exactly the same!
So these two paintings, "Pond Water Lilies", which are highly similar, could one of them be a fake? Could it be a fake created by a later painter who imitated Monet's painting style and compared it with the London painting "Pond and Water Lilies"?
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Here, I can tell you with absolute certainty that both the "Pond and Water Lilies" in the National Gallery in London and the "Water Lilies" in front of you are authentic works by the Impressionist art master Monet, and they are indisputable! ”
As Ye Tian gave a positive identification conclusion, the scene was filled with exclamations of exclamation again.
At the same time, everyone’s eyes became even hotter when they looked at the painting "Pond and Water Lilies" in front of them, almost burning!
No one at the scene questioned or raised any objections to the identification conclusion given by Ye Tian.
Everyone knows that he has an extremely sharp eye for appraising antiques and artworks. He has never looked past anything, and this time will be no exception!
Since he definitely said that this is the authentic work of Monet, the master of Impressionist art, then this is the golden rule and there is no need to question it at all!
This point has been verified countless times and is an ironclad fact!
When the scene became quieter, Ye Tian continued:
"At first glance, the two "Pond Water Lilies" are indeed very similar. It would make people mistakenly think that they are the same painting, or that later painters copied Monet's works, but this is not the case.
In fact, there are some subtle differences between the two "Pond. Water Lilies". These differences are mainly reflected in the changes in light and shadow, such as the reflection of the trees in the pond..."
Next, Ye Tian pointed to this Monet painting and briefly explained the difference between this painting and the "Pond. Water Lilies" collected by the National Gallery in London.
As he explained, everyone suddenly understood that this was the authentic work of Monet, the master of Impressionist art. It was guaranteed to be fake and priceless.
"As we all know, in Monet's later years, between 1908 and 1918, Monet created a series of paintings with water lilies as the theme, a very large number, a total of 181 paintings.
Many of the "Water Lilies" are group paintings. The so-called "group paintings" refer to multiple paintings created by the artist in the same position, facing the same object or scene, at different times and under different light and shadow conditions.
The "Pond. Water Lilies" collected by the National Gallery in London and the "Water Lilies" in front of you are a group of paintings created by Monet in the same position, facing the same scene, and under different lighting conditions.
If the painting "Pond and Water Lilies" at the National Gallery in London shows the beautiful scenery at noon, the painting "Water Lilies" in front of you shows the beautiful scenery in the afternoon, which is equally beautiful!
It can be said that Monet's "Water Lilies" series of paintings are a series of great creations that can be called epic in the history of Western art. They are the pinnacle of Impressionist art and an artistic hymn of light and shadow!
Before today, people did not know that Monet's "Water Lilies" existed. No one could have imagined that the former Italian Air Force Marshal Balbo would actually hide such a top-notch work of art here.
And today, with our hands, the painting "Pond Water Lilies" by the art master Monet, which has disappeared for seventy or eighty years or even longer, finally reappears in the world and shines brightly again... …”
Listening to Ye Tian’s explanation, everyone was enchanted and was once again brought into the wonderful artistic conception created by the art master Monet and expressed in this painting "Water Lilies". Extricate yourself!
When Ye Tian finished speaking, the utility room fell into silence again, without any sound.
After a while, everyone finally woke up.
Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of exclamation and warm applause.
"Pa bang bang"
Everyone was applauding, applauding the painting "Pond. Water Lilies" by the art master Monet, and also applauding Ye Tian's wonderful explanation.
When the applause subsided, the cultural counselor of the U.S. Embassy in Italy couldn’t wait to ask:
"Steven, since this is the pinnacle of Impressionist art and one of the most outstanding representative works of the art master Monet, then I would like to ask, how much is this painting worth?"
Ye Tian looked at this person, then at Monet's "Water Lilies", and then said with a smile:
"Among all Monet's paintings with water lilies as the theme, this "Pond. Water Lilies" can be regarded as the best among the best. There are few paintings with the same name that can compare with it. The "Pond. Water Lilies" in London can be compared. "Water Lily" is one of them.
In recent decades, Monet's "Water Lilies" has appeared at major auctions many times, and has been enthusiastically pursued by countless top collectors. Every time "Water Lilies" comes up for auction, almost all of it is sold for a sum that can be called A record of sky-high prices at the time.
As far as the current antique art market is concerned, if Monet's "Haystack" can be auctioned for 110 million US dollars, then this "Pond. Water Lilies" can be auctioned for a sky-high price of more than 200 million US dollars. I don't find it strange at all! ”
Before he finished speaking, the scene was completely blown up, and crazy exclamations started to sound.
Just when everyone was holding their heads and exclaiming, Ye Tian glanced at David, indicating that he could activate the back-up plan that he had already prepared!