Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 915: Help with identification

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At two o'clock in the afternoon, the exhibition hall became lively again.

Most of the bidders have returned to the exhibition hall and took their seats with great anticipation. Those who have not arrived yet are the few who have gone to the guest room upstairs for a lunch break, and they are all older.

Ye Tian's family members also returned to the nearby lounge. They were drinking tea and chatting while waiting for the second half of the auction to begin. Everyone was very excited.

After arranging his family and seeing that it was almost time, Ye Tian left the lounge and returned to the noisy exhibition hall.

Just as he walked to the display area and was about to get on the auction stage, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Xiaoye, please wait a moment, I have something to ask you!"

Ye Tian immediately stopped and turned to look behind him.

The person who called him out was Mr. Liu, a famous collector from Shanghai. He was also the buyer who previously paid a sky-high price of RMB 255 million for Wang Meng's "Hermitage in Dongshan" from the Yuan Dynasty!

This is definitely the number one donor on the scene! He is also one of the most powerful collectors in China. There will definitely be many opportunities to deal with him in the future, so you must welcome him with a smile!

Ye Tian took two steps forward and asked politely with a smile:

"It's not about asking for help! What's the matter with you? Mr. Liu, please tell me, I'm all ears. Do you have any questions about Wang Meng's "Hermitage in Dongshan"?"

"That ancient painting is perfect, there is no doubt about it, I like it very much! The reason why I stopped you is not because of the ancient painting, but because of another thing. I want to ask you for a favor!"

"Help? Tell me, what help do you need? If I can, I will spare no effort!"

"You can definitely help. This is what you are best at, there is no difficulty! You also know that I like to collect antiques and art, both Chinese and foreign.

As long as I see the right thing, and the price is reasonable and affordable, I will buy it. Over the years, I have indeed bought a lot of things, some good and some bad!

A few days ago, I was introduced to a French art collector. He is not well-known, but he has several paintings in his hands that made me excited and wanted to collect them!

There are five paintings in that batch. They are abstract oil paintings with obvious cubism and surrealism colors. The painting quality seems to be quite good, somewhat in the style of Picasso!

According to the French collector, these five paintings were created by Picasso. They are works from the pastoral period. They have always been in his private collection and have never appeared on the market! "

"Picasso's works should be very good! Picasso's pastoral paintings are indeed mainly abstract paintings that combine cubism, realism and surrealism!

The 20 years from 1946 to 1973 were the peak period of Picasso's creation. He painted many outstanding top-level works of art, such as the "Carmen" series. Each painting is worth a lot of money.

When you encounter such a good thing, if you are sure that there is nothing wrong with the painting, you should buy it as soon as possible! Five paintings from Picasso’s pastoral period, I was a little moved when I heard them! "

Hearing Ye Tian’s words, Mr. Liu’s eyes suddenly lit up and he immediately said excitedly:

"Xiaoye, it seems that you know Picasso very well. He is a world-famous antique art appraisal expert who is both Chinese and Western. You are truly worthy of your reputation!

I really like those five paintings and want to win them, but I encountered a very difficult problem! I can't identify the authenticity of those five paintings, so I don't dare to take action rashly!

You know, the asking price of each of those five paintings is more than 10 million U.S. dollars, and two of them are as high as 30 million U.S. dollars. Even I feel a little nervous when I hear these prices! "

"You are so modest! You didn't even blink when you spent 170 million US dollars to take the picture of Modigliani's "The Woman Lying on Her Side." It has become a good talk in the field of art collection!

You can make a decisive move at that sky-high price, so why would you care about the quotation of tens of millions of dollars? The total of the five paintings is only 100 million US dollars! To you, that is trivial!

The reason why you are hesitant seems to be that you are worried about the authenticity of those paintings. What is going on? Couldn't the French collector provide an authoritative identification conclusion? This shouldn't be the case!

In addition, I am also very curious, why didn't the French send these five paintings to the auction? You know, that's Picasso! The top lot that all auction houses are chasing! "

Ye Tian praised the person in front of him very highly, told one of his most proud deeds in his life, and then asked for the specific reason.

This guy is really good at being a good person! It sounds so comfortable! Transparent all over!

A bright smile broke out on Mr. Liu's face, and he immediately explained the reason.

“The French collector did provide the identification conclusions given by two appraisal experts, as well as a scientific testing data report, and indeed conducted some testing on the painting.

Judging from the inspection report, those paintings were indeed created in the 1950s and 1960s, which correspond to the chronological characteristics of Picasso’s pastoral period. However, the problem lies in the two identification conclusions.

The two appraisal experts who gave the appraisal conclusion are both Spanish and come from Malaga, Picasso’s hometown. They are not famous appraisal experts and are only slightly famous in the local area.

To be honest, I still can’t believe the appraisal conclusion they gave. After all, this is an art transaction involving hundreds of millions of dollars, so I have to be cautious.

As for why the French guy didn’t send these paintings for auction, I quite understand. Everyone knows that the tax burden in France is too high, it’s simply scary!

If that collector puts these paintings up for auction, in addition to the commission, nearly 50% of the proceeds from the auction will be taken away by the French government. This is something that no one would be willing to part with!

That’s why he came to me with these paintings, hoping to do a private transaction, transfer these paintings to me, transfer the transaction money to a bank account opened in a certain tax haven, and then go enjoy life! "

"I understand, you want me to identify the authenticity of those Picasso paintings before deciding whether to proceed with the transaction. Is this correct?"

"That's right! You also know the domestic situation. There are many top antique art appraisal experts, but most of them study Chinese antique art, such as those from the Forbidden City.

There are very few experts and scholars in China who have in-depth research on Western painting art. Experts and scholars with advanced skills in appraising Western artworks are even rarer and very difficult to find.

The classification of Western painting art is too detailed, and the number of modern and contemporary works is also very large. Picasso alone has 60,000 works. Who can guarantee that he has seen them all? Not to mention identification!

The day I received the invitation from you, I thought of asking you to help identify these paintings. There is no more suitable person than you, and no one has a sharper vision than you!

When it comes to appraising antiques and artworks, you are a well-known expert in both Chinese and Western art. I have never heard of you looking past them. In front of your eyes, I believe that there will be no secrets in those paintings!

So I came to the door. Of course, the more important purpose is to participate in this auction and collect some top-notch antique artworks. If I can ask you to help me, that would be great!

You can decide whether those paintings are authentic or not! How about it? Xiaoye, can you help me with this? , if possible, let’s make an appointment, I’ll be waiting for you in Shanghai! "

After saying that, Mr. Liu stared at Ye Tian closely, expecting him to give an answer.

Ye Tian did not reply immediately, but pondered deeply.

After a while, he smiled and said:

"How flattering! Mr. Liu, but I am still quite confident in appraising Western antique artworks, and I have done some research on Picasso's paintings from various periods.

Since you have made this request and asked me to help appraise the painting, you are looking up to me and recognizing my appraisal skills. If I don't agree, it would be too unkind!

I'm afraid it won't work in these two days. You have also seen the scene. Once the auction is over, there must be a lot of things waiting for me. It is impossible to spare time to go to Shanghai.

After this busy period, I guess it will be after the tenth day of the Lunar New Year anyway. Then I will go to Shanghai to help you identify those so-called Picasso paintings. Do you agree? "

"No problem, thank you very much, Xiaoye, then I will wait for your good news in Shanghai!"

Mr. Liu said excitedly, and then shook hands with Ye Tian to finalize the matter.

Next, Mr. Liu introduced some relevant details. After seeing that the time was almost up, he happily returned to his seat.

Ye Tianze raised his hand to check the time, then walked onto the auction stage, preparing to start the second half of the auction!