Chapter 1125 Difficult to Appreciate Art (8/10)

A few days later, Feng Yufei, who had been visiting the manor for a few days, went to New York. In fact, the biggest thing he did when he came to New York this time was not to invest, but to participate in an auction, Sotheby's auction.

Sotheby's is the world's most famous book and art auction company, with branches in more than 40 countries and regions around the world, but mainly has two auction houses, one in London and one in New York.

Half of the sky-high auction prices of many works of art in the world, especially books, come from Sotheby's, which shows its status in the industry.

And this time, Feng Yu is here to participate in the Sotheby's auction in New York. It is said that many western artworks will be auctioned this time, including books, oil paintings and so on. The recent economic downturn, many former Internet rich people are about to go bankrupt, so their collections have to be cashed out.

Feng Yu's goal, of course, is oil painting. I want to buy it and give it to Kirilenko as his wedding gift.

At this auction, Feng Yu let Ralph know that there are several Western oil paintings, and there are also works by world-class masters, such as Van Gogh and Picasso.

There are many famous painters in the history of oil painting, but the works of these two have flourished for many years. Even Feng Yu, who doesn't understand oil painting at all, has heard of these two. They are known as the top two oil painters in modern history. An artist whose status is comparable to Da Vinci.

Feng Yu's psychology, when giving something to someone, always give a work that others know and like. If you send a Chinese painting, it may be worth tens of thousands of dollars in the eyes of Chinese people or some art collectors, but in the eyes of Kirilenko, it may be similar to the New Year pictures on the walls of ordinary people. Well, you can buy three of them for ten yuan.

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"Boss, this is the album of the auction item. It contains information such as the picture, description, appraisal agency, and starting price of the auction item. I wrote it for you on this piece of paper, which contains information about the position of the oil painting in the album.

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Ralph handed Feng Yu a picture album and a piece of paper, Sotheby's auction, there is no need to worry about it being fake. Sotheby's reputation is worth at least tens of billions of dollars. If it was fake, they would never dare to put it up for auction. Of course, there will be some clearly marked items on the above, and it is impossible to determine the authenticity of the lot, please judge by yourself.

Feng Yu began to look through the paintings according to the list, and they were all expensive oil paintings. The first painting is "The Massacre of the Innocents" by the Dutch painter Rubens, which is about the vulgar behavior of human beings and the inner emotions including massacre.

The starting price was 40 million US dollars, Feng Yu directly crossed it out.

It's not that the price is too high. Even if it's 100 million US dollars, he won't feel sad if he gives it to Kirilenko. The two of them have cooperated very happily over the years. Without Kirilenko's help, Feng Yu's initial capital accumulation would never have been so smooth.

It's because this painting is about massacres and negative emotions. If you give such a painting to someone as a wedding gift, wouldn't your brain be kicked by a donkey? And this painter, Feng Yu, a turkey, has never heard of it.

The second is Van Gogh's self-portrait. Although there were already photos of this guy when he lived, and he also has at least three clear photos left in the world, and there are at least forty self-portraits of him, but each The pictures are so sought after by people.

Feng Yu looked at this self-portrait, but it was blurry and the colors were weird. Oh no, the authenticator's description of the painting is: Not expressed in a photographic, er, lifelike way, but in a passionate way of expressing and intensifying the characters through a knowledge of color and a modern taste for color.

What is this modern taste in color? Feng Yu has no taste anyway, and he doesn't know how those so-called "understanding" art taste.

The starting price of this painting was 50 million US dollars, Feng Yu ticked it and kept it as an option. Van Gogh's name is very popular, although he can't appreciate it, maybe Brother Ji's fiancée will like it very much.

The third one is called "Still Life", the author is Paul Cézanne of France, Feng Yu looked at it, it was a table, there were apples, onions, oranges, wine bottles, plates, tablecloths, wine glasses, table knives and other things, he I didn't see any aesthetic feeling, but the starting price turned out to be 42 million US dollars.

Are you sure this isn't the painting of those beginners from the Academy of Fine Arts? What's the difference?

And the description behind the painting is: This is an apple that has no politics, no so-called thoughts, no ambitions, no haste, and no pretending to be deep! It is fresh and fragrant, palpable, true to its natural attributes, quiet and radiant. This is a particularly interesting picture.

Feng Yu admired these people who wrote comments and descriptions very much. This TM is an apple, which is a must for oil painting beginners. Of course, Apple has no ideological politics, no ambitions, can Apple still run for the president of the United States?

Especially meaningful, what does it mean? There is an onion next to the apple, are you sure it smells fresh and fragrant?

Well, Feng Yu has also heard of Cezanne’s name, tick it as an alternative, judging from Kirilenko’s artistic taste, if Feng Yu sends him this painting, he must hang it in the restaurant, um, Feng Yu also thinks it is very suitable to hang a restaurant.

Hey, here is a Picasso painting. Feng Yu is overjoyed, look at the name "A Woman with Arms Folding Her Breasts", and send a painting of a beautiful woman, Brother Ji will definitely like it.

After Feng Yu turned to the album, his face was tangled. This shit is called a master's painting? Is this the artist's work? Is this the work of art praised by everyone?

Nima looks more abstract than the alien in Feng Yu's mind, are you sure it's not a broken painting? This kind of painting has a sense of sight of a primary school student's crayon work. There is no symmetry anywhere, and the lines are extremely rough. Feng Yu seriously doubts whether this kind of painting was drawn by Picasso with his feet!

If this kind of painting is hung in the bedroom, Feng Yu will have nightmares at night!

But thinking about Picasso's so-called abstraction, Feng Yu still gritted his teeth and hooked it up, as an alternative.

Then there were several paintings by famous artists, Feng Yu was not very satisfied. Either the reputation is not big enough, or the meaning is wrong. For example, that pair is also a masterpiece of Rubens, called "Beating Babies".

What does it mean to send such a painting to someone at a wedding? Tell Kirilenko: "Brother Ji, a filial son is born under a stick?"

Not to mention that Kirilenko is a Russian, even if he is a Chinese, there is a tradition of beating children in the Northeast and Northwest, if you give someone such a painting, you will be beaten!

Feng Yu couldn't understand those manuscripts, books and so on. It is estimated that Kirilenko and his fiancee might not like them, and the price is not high.

Feng Yu is a little worried, is it because he has a problem with his appreciation level? In other words, these paintings were hyped up at all, by those nobles, businessmen, etc., to make profits.

If art is contaminated with the smell of copper, it will naturally deteriorate. Feng Yu is not worried about the smell of copper, he is not short of money, but he wants to meet the occasion.

Now it seems that the most suitable work should be the "Still Life" work. Is it really a "beginner" work? Hanging in the dining room of Jixiong Manor?

... (To be continued.)