Chapter 1423 Watercolor Landscape Painting
Good morning Mr Steven, welcome to Portobello Street, welcome to my store, I'm Brown, nice to meet you"
The shop owner came up to greet him and greeted him politely, with a little surprise in his eyes.
"Good morning, Mr. Brown, I'm Steven, and I'm glad to meet you too. This store looks very nice and has a bit of atmosphere, so I just came in for a visit, I hope you don't mind"
Ye Tian said with a smile, and shook hands with the other party to say hello.
"Of course I don't mind. I'm open for business, and I welcome every customer who comes. But my store only sells modern books, and there are no valuable antique works of art. You may be disappointed!"
Brown nodded and said, with a vague look of gratitude in his eyes.
He opened a shop in the Portobello Antique Market, so he must know many antique dealers, and even have good friendships. He has long been familiar with Ye Tian's name, vision, and ruthless methods.
Fortunately, he only manages the Ji, so he doesn't have to worry about being picked up by Ye Tian and ransacked wildly, so he feels a little lucky that he doesn't have to regret jumping the Thames after the guy in front of him has left!
As for the other people in the Portobello antique market, he can't control it anymore, he can only pray for those guys secretly, hoping that they will have good luck and escape today's catastrophe!
Ye Tian shook his head lightly, jokingly said:
"Not necessarily! Mr. Brown, that watercolor painting looks good. I don't know how you got it? Did you buy it or was it a gift from a friend? I suggest you find someone to appraise that painting!
If I'm not mistaken, it should be the work of the famous British painter William Turner. To be precise, it is his early work. You can compare it with "Canaerfon Castle" painted by him in 1799.
This painting is earlier than "Canarvon Castle". It is estimated that it was the work of William Turner when he was a teenager. In the two paintings, we can still find a little similarity, although it is not obvious! "
As he spoke, Ye Tian pointed to a landscape painting hanging on the wall on the right side of the shop.
It was a watercolor landscape painting with romantic tendencies, and it was a scene of the suburbs of London in the eighteenth century.
As soon as he walked into this store, Ye Tian raised his eyes and saw the painting, and came to an extremely accurate conclusion.
The reason why this painting is so eye-catching is not because of its great artistic value and market value, but because there is only such an antique artwork in this store!
The red light it emits and the charming halo it has are completely different from other items in the store, very eye-catching!
Of course, this is in Ye Tian's eyes! To others, the painting looked no different from the books and furniture.
Although this is a painting by the master artist William Turner, it is only a work when he was a teenager, and the painting style is not yet mature, and it is a watercolor painting, so the value is not that high.
What's more, the painting is hanging in a shop.
Even if Ye Tian likes this watercolor painting and wants to keep it in his pocket, he has no chance of getting it!
As soon as he opens his mouth and proposes to buy this painting, Brown will instantly understand that this watercolor painting is by no means an ordinary painting, and it is very likely to be a valuable work of art.
Ye Tian wanted to get this painting, unless he used some disgraceful means that he himself would not bother to do, such as cheating or stealing!
For him, there was no need for this at all, and the value of this painting was not so great that he would not hesitate to abandon his principles and use unscrupulous means.
"William Turner's watercolour? How is that possible? It's just a painting I bought for fifteen pounds at the Portobello Market!"
Brown turned his head to look at the watercolor painting, muttering to himself, completely dumbfounded.
Ye Tian smiled softly, and then led Betty to a row of shelves next to him, intending to look at the books displayed there, although they had no desire to buy.
During the march, Ye Tian also introduced the famous British painter William Turner to Betty and the others in a low voice.
"William Turner is a famous British romantic landscape painter, watercolorist and printmaker, and one of the most famous and skilled artists in Britain.
He is a representative of British academic painters in the first half of the 19th century. He is famous for his ability to depict the delicate relationship between light and air, and he is especially good at depicting scenes filled with water vapor.
In the history of Western art, William Turner is one of the most outstanding landscape painters. His special contribution is that he placed landscape painting in the same important position as history painting and portrait painting.
William Turner began to learn painting when he was a teenager. At the age of fifteen, his watercolor landscape paintings participated in public exhibitions and gained a certain reputation. He is a model of becoming famous at a young age! "
While speaking, Ye Tian and the others had already come to the shelf and began to admire the books displayed on the shelf.
As soon as they stood still, Brown hurried over with surprise on his face.
When he got close, he immediately asked excitedly in a low voice:
"Excuse me, Mr. Steven, may I ask the market value of that watercolor painting? I am a complete layman and know nothing about appraising works of art!
You are the top expert in the appraisal of antique works of art, with extremely sharp eyesight and very accurate appraisal, so I would like to ask you to help appraise it, it is very important to me! "
Ye Tian turned his head to look at this buddy, then looked at the painting of William Turner, then nodded with a smile and said:
"No problem, it's just a matter of raising your hand, but I also want to make a request, I can help you identify it, but you have to keep the fact that I found this painting a secret for the time being!
The reason must have been guessed by you. We will continue to visit the Portobello Antique Market. I don’t want to be treated as a scourge by all the antique dealers in the market, so beware!
After today, when we leave the Portobello Antique Market, you can announce the news, and you can also take this painting for appraisal or send it to the auction house! "
Hearing these words, Brown immediately took a deep look at Ye Tian!
It's over! The Portobello Antique Market will inevitably be ransacked today. When the sun sets today, God knows how many antique dealers will cry to death in the toilet!
There must be friends I know among them, and I can only hope that God will bless them. Don't become the target of being ransacked, and become another soul of this guy Steven!
"No problem, Mr. Steven, I will keep it secret for the time being. I will not announce the discovery of this painting until sunset today, when you leave the Portobello Antique Market!"
Brown nodded slightly and said in a low voice, lest the other customers in the store could hear him.
Ye Tian glanced at the painting again, then gave the answer with a smile.
"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Brown. According to my judgment, this watercolor painting of William Turner should have been created between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, when William Turner was just a fledgling.
At that time, William Turner's painting style had not yet formed, and it was just beginning to take on romanticism, and this was just a watercolor painting, whose value could not be compared with his landscape oil paintings.
In view of this, although this is a masterpiece, the value of this painting is not that high. Based on the current market conditions, this watercolor painting should be worth about 100,000 euros! "
"Wow! One hundred thousand euros! I am very satisfied. An ordinary painting worth fifteen pounds has suddenly turned into a work of art worth one hundred thousand euros. It is like a dream, so unreal!
I run a store and sell the most expensive set of limited edition books, which is only worth 5,000 pounds. To me, 100,000 euros is really a windfall. I didn't even dare to think about it before! "
Brown exclaimed in a low voice, eyes full of ecstasy.
Fortunately, this buddy's emotional control ability is not bad, and he didn't show too excited, otherwise it will be troublesome!
You know, there are still a few customers in the store, and they are looking at this side with good eyes.
If they knew that Ye Tian found a William Turner painting as soon as he entered the store and spread the news quickly, then Ye Tian would not be able to buy any antique art today!
Of course, this did not hinder his plan to loot the Portobello Antique Market, but the one who sweeps the goods can only be Bowie who has already entered the market!
Next, Ye Tian explained in a low voice the watercolor painting and the similarities between that watercolor painting and William Turner's other work "Canarfon Castle".
The similarities he pointed out are the best basis for identifying the watercolor landscape painting in front of him!
Hearing his explanation, Brown remembered the words like a treasure, and the joy in his eyes became more and more intense, almost overflowing!
After Ye Tian finished explaining, the buddy left immediately, took down the painting and went back to the back office, not even caring about the business in the front shop! Pine Chinese Literature Free Reading