Chapter 929： God's perspective

"These five oil paintings are all works of Picasso's pastoral period. They are abstract paintings that combine Cubism, Realism and Surrealism. They have extraordinary artistic value and are rare top artworks.

Specific to each painting, the ages, painting techniques, and artistic styles of these five abstract paintings are more or less different, and the themes expressed are even more different.

If you appreciate it carefully, we can see the subtle changes in Picasso’s pastoral period in painting styles and techniques, which are of great significance in the history of Western art"

François first gave an overall introduction, which is fairly professional and should have done a lot of homework.

While introducing the paintings, the two Frenchmen and Boss Song have been secretly observing Ye Tian's expression to see how he would react.

In the end, they found nothing. Ye Tian just stood there with a smile, watching these paintings and listening to François' introduction. There was nothing unusual.

Seeing this situation, the three people suddenly sighed, and the heart hanging in their throats dropped a little.

After a short pause, François continued:

"I will introduce them one by one from left to right. The painting on the far left was created around 1950. At that time, it was the period when Picasso created the "Carmen" series.

If compared with the "Carmen" series of works, we can see a lot in common in the creation of this painting, which is enough to explain the origin of this painting.

In addition to the appraisal from the artistic style and painting skills, we also conducted scientific inspections by relevant inspection agencies to determine the year of creation of this oil painting, which is beyond doubt!

The second oil painting on the left was created around 1953. In this painting, we can feel cheerful emotions, more surging passion, and even intoxicating love.

It was in 1953 that Picasso met his second wife, Jacqueline Locke, and the two quickly fell in love and eventually married and spent the rest of their lives together.

During this period, Picasso used his lover Jacqueline as a model to create a series of paintings related to Jacqueline. This is one of them and has a very special meaning.

It was also at this time that Picasso's artistic style had undergone a subtle change again, turning to the subject of young women. This is a very important change, with extraordinary significance...."

François stood in front of several paintings and talked, introducing these abstract paintings, his face was full of admiration, he looked very professional and passionate about art!

In other words, his performance was very professional and devoted, and he staged a one-man show at the actor level for everyone.

While he was introducing these paintings, another Frenchman, René, was not idle. He took out several documents from his bag and handed them to Ye Tian and Mr. Liu respectively, asking them to watch.

These are the identification documents of the five oil paintings. Among them are the identification conclusions issued by two so-called Spanish antique art identification experts. The authority is unknown!

In addition, there are some documents, which are scientific test reports issued by relevant testing institutions. The test data is fairly accurate and relatively reliable.

These are all physical tests. They are very objective and have legal effect. They basically will not cheat or dare to cheat! Otherwise, send these paintings to be tested again and everything will be revealed!

As for the appraisal conclusions of so-called antique art appraisal experts, the subjective factors are too great, and all the responsibilities can be shied away from a mistake!

Ye Tian took a quick look at the file, then put it aside, and continued to listen to François' introduction, admiring the five abstract oil paintings in front of him.

Compared to those identification conclusions and scientific test reports, he believes in his own eyes and everything he sees with his own eyes.

My own eyes are the most powerful and authoritative identification tool in the world, and there is no other one.

In Ye Tian's eyes, the information presented in these five paintings is completely different from what François introduced.

That's not right. At least one thing the French guy said is correct, that is, the age of these oil paintings is indeed the same as the conclusion given in the inspection report.

The five oil paintings on the easel and the coffee table radiate dazzling white light in Ye Tian's eyes. Based on the analysis and judgment of the intensity of the light, the specific year of the painting can be determined.

The five oil paintings were created in different years, one in 1950, two around 1954, one in 1958, and one in 1959. They are all antique works of art with a history of more than 50 years!

At least on this point, François did not lie.

However, for the creators and artistic value of these oil paintings, what Ye Tian saw in his eyes was very different from what they said.

Several oil paintings look similar at first glance. They are abstract paintings combining Cubism, Realism and Surrealism. They conform to the style of Picasso's pastoral period, which makes people dizzy!

Appreciating this kind of abstract painting requires a lot of thought and time, as well as a certain degree of artistic accomplishment and imagination, in order to understand the artist's creative intention and the content he wants to express.

If the connoisseur is a professional who has studied Picasso, or a collector who has deep knowledge of Western painting art, he can quickly see the difference between these five paintings.

Among them, the two paintings with an asking price of 30 million U.S. dollars are not on the same level as the other three. There is a huge difference between them.

To describe it in relatively simple words, those two oil paintings with an asking price of US$30 million have souls! The other three paintings are just a demonstration of painting techniques, and there is no inner thing.

It is like two people, one is energetic, full of enthusiasm for life, positive and upward; the other is like a walking dead, muddled, without any existential value.

This subtle difference that ordinary people can hardly detect is the difference between the average painter and the master of art, the difference between the form and the god!

Although the difference looks small, it is like a moat!

Countless painters have been unable to surpass this sky and enter the ranks of art masters throughout their lives.

Of course, there are also buried geniuses among them.

But how many geniuses are there? More ordinary people are still a thousand miles away from genius! They can only spend their lives in mediocrity, without accomplishing anything!

In Ye Tian's eyes, the two abstract oil paintings with an asking price of 30 million US dollars radiated dazzling white light, and there were as many as twenty layers of charming halo, which was dazzling and intoxicating!

It can be seen that these are indeed two top antique works of art, produced by top art masters, and their artistic value is extraordinary.

It goes without saying that their market value must be priceless!

Judging from the time when these two oil paintings were created, and the artistic style, they are indeed Picasso's pastoral paintings, which are of great artistic value.

However, Ye Tian did not see the name, Picasso's signature, or the time when the two abstract paintings were created.

Except for the style of painting, there is hardly any other useful information to prove that these two abstract paintings are works of Picasso's pastoral period.

At the same time, Ye Tian didn't know how such two high-value top artworks fell into the hands of Frenchman Francois.

Ye Tian didn't believe what the Frenchman said that this was his personal collection.

If you have two priceless Picasso paintings, will you put them together with three worthless imitations? It's hard for anyone to cherish it like an eyeball.

For these two top artworks from the master Picasso, the asking price of 30 million US dollars is indeed reasonable, even a bit low.

If we can find tangible evidence that these two abstract paintings are indeed made by Picasso, their prices will surely soar, doubling, or even hundreds of millions, is possible!

As for the other three paintings, they are not worth mentioning.

Although they also emit a dazzling white light, showing the history from the 1950s, but the few layers of halo, which are very clear, show their value!

In the current antique art market, such paintings are worth about one thousand dollars, and there can be no more!

At this price, they still pay for their fifty or sixty years of history and the age of creation, not for their poor artistic value!

Although these three paintings are of little value, it is undeniable that the unknown painters who created them have imitated Picasso's pastoral style very well.

It is a pity that they only imitated form, but not god! Because they don't have Picasso's overflowing artistic talent and inexhaustible creative passion!

In the 1950s, Picasso has become a world-renowned master of art, known as the founder of modern art, and his position in the art world is extremely high!

The Picasso of that era was the idol of countless people, the target of countless painters, and the target of imitating!

They are always paying attention to Picasso's movements, paying attention to his latest works, learning and drawing inspiration from them, in order to make progress!

It is from these painters that countless works very similar to Picasso's style have flowed out, flooding the Montmartre hills in Paris, which can be seen everywhere.

Even though Picasso has been dead for decades, he still has countless artistic followers who are always creating paintings with very similar styles, and the number is considerable!

The three abstract paintings in front of me are works imitating Picasso's pastoral style.

In the 1950s, such works were all over the street. It was a fluke to buy a few hundred dollars, but now they are asking for ten million dollars! The appetite can be said to be very big!

With the light radiating from several paintings and the halo of different layers, Ye Tian instantly grasped the basic situation of these paintings.

Immediately afterwards, he secretly turned on perspective and began to look at the deeper details of these paintings, hoping to discover more secrets.

Needless to say, the three imitated works are fake, and they will never be true!

Ye Tian could see through the three paintings at a glance. There are no interlayers, no secrets, and no value. They are not worth mentioning!

Later, he began to see through the remaining two paintings the top artworks created by Picasso's pastoral period!

Looking across the distance, I can see these two top art works transparently in an instant, and all the details inside and outside the paintings are very clear!

Paint, canvas, frame, delicate brushstrokes, traces of shovel painting, and even the entire cycle of creation, all the details are clearly presented in Ye Tian's eyes, there is no secret at all!

At this moment, Ye Tian seemed to have returned to the Montmartre hills of Paris in the 1950s, in the Picasso studio, looking down at everything from the perspective of God.

Picasso is painting on the canvas, very focused, swaying his amazing artistic talent, and mixing himself with the light of genius.

Directly in front of the easel is the young, beautiful, **** and charming Jacqueline Locke.

She was lying naked on the chaise longue in a lazy posture, watching Picasso affectionately with her eyes full of love.

But under Picasso's brush, Jacqueline's beautiful body is distorted, deformed, strangely shaped, and even disassembled. I can't bear to see it!