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Chapter 166 Top Oil Painting
"Sunflower" was painted by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in the sunny and bright south of France. It uses concise brushwork to show the shape of plants, full of rhythm and vitality.

There are six existing paintings, which are stored in RB Dongxiang Qinger Art Museum, London National Gallery, Munich Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Amsterdam-Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands, and one is in a private collection.

Wu Tianyuan was excited, he didn't expect to find that it was not a Chinese treasure, but a Western oil painting, and it was Van Gogh.

Vincent van Gogh, Dutch Post-Impressionist painter.He was a pioneer of Expressionism and deeply influenced [-]th century art, especially Fauvism and Expressionism.Van Gogh's works, such as "Starry Night", "Sunflowers" and "Wheatfield with Crows", are now among the most famous, well-known and precious works of art in the world.

"There are eleven sunflowers found so far, and here are No.12 and Thirteen!"

How many sunflowers did Van Gogh create in his lifetime?no one knows!His art is great, but he was not recognized by society during his lifetime.The work contains a profound sense of tragedy, and its strong personality and unique pursuit of form are far ahead of the times, and it was indeed difficult for people at that time to accept it.

Ten of them were scattered all over the world after his death, and only one is preserved in the Van Gogh Museum.Van Gogh mentioned the structural distribution of twelve and fourteen sunflowers in a letter to his brother.He used twelve sunflowers to represent the twelve disciples of Christ, and he defined the members of the Southern Studio as 12 people, including himself and his younger brother, making a total of 2 people.

"And we, Monet's water lily, I am the blue water lily, and he is the water lily!"

Wu Tianyuan hurriedly picked up another oil painting, excited again, Monet's Water Lilies!
Monet left more than 500 sketches and more than 2000 oil paintings in his life.However, the most well-known works among Chinese people are the "Water Lilies" series.There are dozens of works of water lilies painted by Monet in his life, many of which belong to group paintings.

It is the multiple paintings made by the artist in the same position, facing the same object, at different times and under different lighting.What distinguishes them is only the master's instant capture of light and color.This is a characteristic of Monet's later works.

As the founder and highest achiever of Impressionism, Monet has been chasing the light and shadow of nature all his life. Few people, like Monet, specialize in depicting the color changes in different seasons, different light and weather conditions for the same theme.

And his important series of masterpieces such as straw stacks, poplars, churches and gardens were all completed within 20 years after arriving in Giverny, including "Water Lilies", which is the culmination of Impressionism.These works have not only become the treasures of French art, but also the treasures of world art.

"Boss, any one of these will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, right?"

Wang Jun and Wang Hong saw Wu Tianyuan's treasure hunt for the first time, and he still didn't believe it before, but now he was drunk when he saw Van Gogh and Monet.

"And Picasso's **, this is Genevieve!"

Wu Tianyuan finally picked up Picasso's works. Pablo Picasso is the most creative and far-reaching contemporary artist in the West. He and his paintings occupy an immortal position in the history of world art.

Picasso was also a prolific painter. According to statistics, his works totaled nearly 37000 pieces, including: 1885 oil paintings, 7089 sketches, 20000 prints, and 6121 lithographs.

Wang Hong was shocked and said: "I remember that last year a pair of Picasso's best paintings sold at Sotheby's for 1.7 million US dollars, becoming the sixth oil painting to exceed [-] million yuan! This..."

Wu Tianyuan nodded, and put away the two passports. It seems that as a senior antique dealer, Lu Qinzhai still has a unique vision.At that time, the three major painters were not well-known, especially Van Gogh, who finally committed suicide due to depression!

"The rest are works by three people in different periods, six by Picasso, four by Monet, and five by Van Gogh, a total of fifteen."

Wu Tianyuan put away 21 oil paintings, except for the six most representative heavy weapons, the others were put up for auction, and earned back the money for the red building.

Just after tidying up the bottom layer of the box, Wu Tianyuan suddenly heard a sound, and carefully opened the interlayer. There were many letters and three sketches hidden inside?
"This is……"

Wu Tianyuan listened for a while, showing a mysterious smile, haha, so there is this baby!
"Boss, we are really convinced! You are worthy of being Baolong!"

Wang Jun looked at Wu Tianyuan with admiration on his face. No wonder the higher-ups value Wu Tianyuan so much. This ability is amazing!

"Remember to keep it secret, we will eat meat together in the future!"

Wu Tianyuan chuckled, he was not interested in western art, but now they are the most expensive.Find an opportunity to bid and make a lot of money.

Wang Jun and Wang Hong had received professional training. Since they came to protect Wu Tianyuan, such things would be inevitable in the future, as long as they did their part well, they didn't need to care about anything else.

The three of them tidied up the scene and packed their things, and Wu Tianyuan and Wang Jun took them back to China overnight, and returned to Paris the next afternoon.

"Boss, are you going to collect the leaks from the French auction house?"

Elder Hua was excited. After hearing Wu Tianyuan's plan, he would not only be in charge of the sale of the Red Mansion, but also collect information on the auction house to find high cost-effective items?
"Yes, I have the same team in RB UK, led by an old expert like you, find someone to record the preview video, and select the target to participate in the auction."

Wu Tianyuan said confidently: "I have an auction house in China, and I have sales channels and customer groups. As long as it is a good treasure, I will definitely not worry about selling it."

"Okay, that's great, the Red Mansion can finally come back to life!"

Hua Lao was excited, finally a good boss appeared, he was as capable as Lu Qinzhai back then, and he was still a patriot.

Wu Tianyuan simply arranged the next step. Acquiring the Red Mansion is his key step. RB has the Liu family, England has Sir Jenny, and France now has the Red Mansion. They all have status, and it will be very convenient for them to buy collections or donate them back to China in the future.

Identity is very important, no one will believe even if a tramp shows a treasure of Ru kiln, but a billionaire can easily sell a high imitation, this is the difference.

France is the center of European art, where many popular masters have been born. Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, and Gauguin are all popular in the market. Any one is worth tens of millions of dollars, and its recognition is stronger than that of Chinese calligraphy and painting. many.

"In a few days, I will send a batch of collections to the Red House. You will sell them first. Here is 300 million francs. Do more publicity to let the French know that the Red House has reopened."

Mr. Hua's blood boiled, and he was finally able to do what he liked again. Now that he has money and channels, it is a great blessing to be able to follow a good boss.

The rest is left to Elder Hua. He has been here for decades, and he was dragged down by Lu Qinzhai's prodigal children before. Now that he has the opportunity, he will definitely show his strengths, so Wu Tianyuan doesn't need to worry about it.

The three of them took a day off, and then went directly to Fontainebleau, which was an important purpose of the trip.Fontainebleau Palace is one of the largest royal palaces in France. It has been the hunting palace of French kings since the 12th century.Among the western museums, the most and best collection and exhibition of Yuanmingyuan treasures is here. The China Pavilion can be said to be the reappearance of Yuanmingyuan in the West.

"Although the Palace of Fontainebleau is not as magnificent as the Palace of Versailles or the grandeur of the Louvre, it is elegant and generous, giving people a sense of tranquility and warmth. From the perspective of architectural art, architectural styles in various periods from the Renaissance are all in line with each other. There are traces left here. The Palace of Fontainebleau can be said to be one of the masterpieces of classical French architecture.”

The three of them happened to meet a Chinese tour group. The tour guide enthusiastically explained the collections in the museum, and Wu Tianyuan took a tour first.

"There is a China Pavilion in the palace, which was presided over by Empress Eugenie at the time of Napoleon III. There are thousands of art treasures such as ancient paintings, gold and jade jewelry, ivory carvings, jade carvings, and cloisonné pagodas in Ming and Qing Dynasties in China. Most of these collections come from The Old Summer Palace is the spoils dedicated to Napoleon III by the French commander-in-chief Montauban."

(End of this chapter)