Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 350: A Streetcar Named Desire (please give me monthly tickets and recommendations)
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The sluggishness only lasted a few seconds, and then the scene exploded.
"Hahaha"
Crazy laughter burst out, shaking the entire market.
In the blink of an eye, people were laughing and crying!
“I’m laughing so hard! I didn’t expect Steven to have this side, it’s just a prank!”
"Hahaha, when did Mark Antony become Chinese? And he is wearing jeans, so funny!"
Betty stumbled over, held Ye Tian's shoulders with her hands, wiped her tears, and said with a breathless laugh:
"My dear, you should ride a war horse, that way you will be more like a Roman general and more like Mark Antony!"
"I think so too. Just wait until Jueying grows up! Then you will be able to experience the feeling of being a Roman general. It will be great! Unfortunately, this world can no longer be conquered with a sword!"
Ye Tian retracted the dagger pointing to the sky and said with a little regret.
The performance is over! He reinserted the Roman dagger into the scabbard, took off the general's helmet, and returned the two movie props to the stall.
The laughter subsided and everyone went on to choose their favorite movie props. Everyone was smiling and very relaxed.
The drama is done, and now I am a crazy fan of Marlon Brando! It's time to take action to capture the ultimate goal!
Ye Tian began to look at the rest of the movie souvenirs, pretending to appreciate them one by one, looking very serious, looking like a crazy movie fan!
Five minutes later, he reached out and patted the stall owner on the shoulder, ready to take action!
When the stall owner turned around, he immediately pointed to several Marlon Brando movie souvenirs on the stall and said:
"Man, I want these hand-painted movie posters. Please give me a price! Just don't think of me as a fool like Cook!"
He said jokingly, insulting that **** Cook in a very relaxed tone.
But his eyes hidden under the sunglasses were extremely bright, staring closely at one of the hand-painted movie posters, his eyes were extremely hot, and he would not look away for a second.
These five hand-painted movie posters are all different, and they are from five movies: "Viva Sabada", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "On the Waterfront", "The Lion", and "The Color of a Man". Poster!
They are all movie posters of Marlon Brando's works in the 1950s. That was Marlon Brando's era!
What Ye Tian was staring closely at was the promotional poster for Marlon Brando's famous work, the classic movie shot in 1951, "A Streetcar Named Desire".
Unlike printed movie posters, there is very little textual information on this poster.
The names of the two leading actors, Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, are written in the upper left corner. In the middle of the bottom of the poster is the name of the movie, "A-Streetcar-Named-Desire" written in cursive English. A Streetcar Named Desire).
There is a line of small characters below the movie name, which are the names of the director and screenwriter.
Other than that, there is no other text on the poster. All people see is a picture of wildness and desire.
Stanley, played by Marlon Brando, and Blanche, played by Vivien Leigh, embraced each other in a heartless embrace. Both of them closed their eyes, and the half of their exposed faces were full of intoxication, immersed in sweet love. !
The painter's painting skills are very superb. The paintings are bright in color, full of tension, and the brushstrokes are meticulous. The characters' movements, expressions, muscle lines, and most importantly, the charm, are all vividly expressed!
From Marlon Brando's torn vest, explosive muscles, red scratches on his back, and Vivien Leigh's forcefully spread fingers, everyone can feel the wildness and passion from it. Feel the endless desire!
Anyone who has watched this movie must be very familiar with this picture. This is the cover poster of "A Streetcar Named Desire" and it is also the best interpretation of the entire movie.
Although this picture is familiar, few people have seen the hand-painted poster in front of them, let alone the artist who created it, and how much it is worth!
For Ye Tian, understanding this information is easy.
The white light emitted by the poster shows the age. This is indeed an antique from the 1950s, there is no doubt about it!
The dozens of layers of charming halo show that it has extraordinary artistic value and must be a top-notch work of art from the hands of a famous contemporary artist.
Of course, this also shows that its market value is also extraordinary, and tens of millions of dollars is just the starting point!
I don’t see the author’s signature or abbreviation on the painting!
This is not a complete painting art creation, it is just a reproduction of a movie scene. It is quite difficult to identify who made it based on this
But this situation is the most reasonable. If it was signed by the author, how could it end up in Jamestown and the flea market! I'm afraid it has been treasured by others for a long time!
Seeing the dozens of charming haloes on this poster, and considering the year it was painted, Ye Tian almost knew whose work it was!
There are only a few famous artists who have painted movie posters in the United States. Each of them has a name. It is not difficult to identify them based on their artistic style.
When Ye Tian opened the perspective and observed the poster more deeply, he quickly confirmed his judgment and knew that this was the work of that artist!
In the thick hair of Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, Ye Tian saw two hidden letters 'N.R', which were obviously the abbreviations of the author's name.
The two letters are very small, and the font color is almost exactly the same as the hair color of the two actors. One is blonde, the other is black, just a little lighter, and cannot be detected by the naked eye!
You can only tell the difference with a high-power magnifying glass, but who would use a high-power magnifying glass to study a movie poster when they are full and have nothing to do?
Because of this, this secret has been kept until Ye Tian saw this poster.
To others, this was a secret that was almost impossible to discover. However, in Ye Tian's eyes, there was no way to hide this secret, and he understood it completely in an instant!
The abbreviation of the letters ‘N.R’, with a meticulous illustration and painting style.
From these two points alone, it can be determined that the person who drew this movie poster was the famous American painter and illustrator of the 20th century, Norman Rockwell!
This is a famous artist from New York. He became an illustrator at the age of 16. He continued to create throughout his life until he was 82 years old. He was once rated as the "most popular artist of this century" by the New York Times.
Norman's works record the development and changes of the United States in the 20th century and are a microcosm of American society.
From the barefoot boy in the hot summer to the astronauts who set foot on the moon; from lazy small town storefronts to skyscraper offices; from colorful fairy tale books to shining TV screens, in his paintings are reflected.
His works not only cover the two world wars, the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as economic depression and racial issues, but also include topics such as presidents from Kennedy to Carter, movie stars, and Boy Scouts.
Because he is an illustrator, he mainly draws covers for newspapers and magazines and posters for movies. His painting style is sweet and optimistic, so he is not recognized by the mainstream art world.
In the eyes of many contemporary artists, Norman's paintings are seen as artificial, with only material surface but no spiritual substance.
In the field of art criticism, many people only regard Norman as an illustrator, not an artist or a painter!
Norman doesn't care about these. He also likes to call himself an illustrator.
However, some of Norman's paintings are indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of Americans and are as beloved by Americans as any other artist.
As time goes by, Norman has been recognized and accepted by more and more people, and the prices of his works have also risen rapidly. He is now one of the most expensive American artists.
One of his masterpieces, "Prayer", set a new auction record for an American artist's work at Sotheby's New York auction in December 2013, with a transaction price of US$46.08 million!
Although this record was soon broken, it was enough to prove Norman's artistic status and the market value of his works.
The painting "Prayer" was also from 1951, which happened to be the same year as "A Streetcar Named Desire" in front of Ye Tian. It was the peak period of Norman's artistic career.
Because of this, and the dozens of layers of charming halo, Ye Tian was so sure that the value of this hand-painted movie poster would never be less than 10 million US dollars, and it might even go far beyond.
Even if it sets a new transaction record for Norman's works, it is not impossible!
Ye Tian's eyes became more intense, and he stared at the movie poster in front of him through his sunglasses, fearing that this important treasure would suddenly disappear from his eyes.