Chapter 110

Chapter 110

The movie crew was taken aback.

It was well known that Henry Marceau was one of the world's best collectors, but no one thought there would be works that are considered a national treasure of a country, or works that the entire human race would consider a treasure.

In particular, the price of the works such as [The Garden of Earthly Delights], [Small Copper and Madonna], and [Shepherdess with her flock] could not be calculated.

French mystery writer Maurice LeBlancs imagination of the most ideally decorated private gallery by the world's best thief was incomparable to Henry Marceau's exhibition room.

"Millet is the best. You know what? At that time, drawing a farmer was unimaginable. He saw God in the daily lives of the most despicable people of that time."

Ko Hun began to praise Jean-Francois Millet.

Henry Marceau responded by shaking his head with his arms folded.

"Of course, he was ignored by the people at that time. But he never gave up his belief until the end."

For Vincent van Gogh, Jean-Francois Millet was not simply a senior or a master of the previous generation, Millet was a milestone for Vincent van Gogh, a devout Christian who witnessed the miserable lives of London workers.

Millet saw God in the life of a worker who no one cared about.

Millets work illuminated the dark life of Vincent van Gogh, who in turn wanted to be an illumination for someone.

Van Goghs first work, [Potato Eaters], was his tribute to Millet's spirit in his own way.

"Not only that,"

Henry Marceau took over Ko Hun's words.

"It's meaningful that he didn't give up on portraying the farmer's life until the end."

Henry Marceau respected Jean-Francois Millet.

Millet suffered from the hardships most of his life because no one bought a picture depicting a farmer's life.

He had to make a living, so he was left with no choice but to paint nude paintings that were in demand to cover the cost of materials.

"If he had painted the paintings that the nobles wanted at that time, at least he wouldn't have had to paint nude pictures."

But Jean-Franois Millet couldn't give up the countryside he wanted to paint.

He gradually drifted away from the mainstream, and people treated Millet as a vulgar painter

Millet did not give up.

"This work is proof that Millet protected his [self] from all kinds of stigma and suffering. A man who clearly knows who he is and loves himself more than anyone else."

Henry Marceau deeply admired the man who protected his [Self] and gave up living a comfortable life.

"And it was because of Theodore Russo that he was able to continue his work."

"That's right,"

Ko Hun nodded.

Ko Hun, excited by the story of Jean-Francois Millet, unraveled the anecdote of Millet and Rousseau by mixing gestures and footsteps.

"Isn't that the story of Millet, who moved to Barbizon, and sold [Grafting farmer]?

"Yes."

Millet, who moved to Barbizon near Paris, was an unknown person who had to worry about living expenses, let alone material costs.

No one was willing to buy the genre paintings of the nameless artist, and Millet became so thin because of poverty.

And then, one day.

His friend Theodore Rousseau handed him 300 francs.

"Actually, when I said about you to a gallery, they showed interest, and they asked me to pick out the best picture and bring it to them. Take out a good piece."

My drawing? Who the hell wanted my paintings?

Is that important now? Can't you see this money?

Millet turned over and took [Grafting farmer] with great delight.

Although it wasn't a lot of money, Millet, who wasnt even able to fill his stomach, was able to ease his worries about living for a while.

It gave hope that more of his paintings could be sold in the future.

After a few years, Millet, who began to be recognized little by little, took the time to visit his friend Theodore Rousseau's house.

There, he was shocked to see [Grafting farmer] in the living room of his friend.

"It's all thanks to Theodore Russo that Millet was so successful that he later won the Legion of Honor," said Henry Marceau, breathing heavily.

Ko Hun opened his mouth after staring at Henry Marceau.

I used this man.

Knowing that he was famous, I tried to capitalize on the reputation of this rich and immature man.

I could recognize at a glance that he fell in love with [Sunflower], and I said a huge number when he wanted to buy my painting.

I tried to grab attention to my paintings using his name.

I planned to use the fact of me asking a huge amount for my painting as a small topic of conversation, and I was going to make my name known gradually.

It seems that the rooms were divided in chronological order and organized by the name of the artists.

It's Grandpa.

Huh?

I found grandpa's name.

The title of the work was [Honor].

Seeing that it was dated 1986, it looks like a work that grandpa painted when he was in his 20s.

It's my first time seeing grandpa's old painting, and the style of painting is very different from now.

I can feel the spirit by looking at the thick brush used without hesitation.

It is an ink painting, but the appearance of a soldier pulling a bow was so intense.

The twisted and exaggerated composition and powerful strokes are different from the paintings I have seen so far.

The hands and arrowheads that extend forward are enormous, but in fact, in perspective, they cannot look this big.

This symbolizes the spirit of the warring people and how terrifying they will look from the other side.

"I didn't know grandpa painted this kind of painting."

"Why is this here?"

People flock in front of the painting and they look amazed.

"It's my first time seeing a work of Sir. Ko Sooyeol in person."

"What a rare painting. I've never felt this way before, though I've been quite familiar with oriental painting."

I'm also studying ink painting, but grandpa's ink painting is definitely different.

Unlike traditional images that emphasize elegance, and depth, grandpa's ink painting is quite radical.

We tried in many ways to collect the works of Sir Ko Sooyeol, but still we could collect only four works so far.

Secretary Arsene explained on behalf of Henry, who was standing far away.

Four works?

Grandpa blinked heavily.

In the past, I heard that grandpa's work became a subject of speculation since most of his works are owned by various collectors and had no history of being released.

Grandpa said it was to increase the scarcity.

That means collecting four works is really great.

We are trying to buy as many works as possible since we are going to set up a separate exhibition room to place Sir. Ko Sooyeols work at the Henry Marceau Museum."

"you're going to display my painting?""

"Yes,"

The astonished Grandpa turned his head and looked at Henry.

Stop talking nonsense,"

Henry scolded Arsene.

Grandpa's eyes shook.

Grandpa who felt selling his work to Henry as a bothersome thing must be conflicted now.

"Is what Mr. Arsene Musso said true?"

Grandpa asked Henry.

"I was going to do that, but the supply and demand are not smooth."

It seems like he can't predict how much of grandpa's work will be on the market now.

Auctioning grandpas work has been suspended for more than 20 years, and publication of works is very rare as grandpa gets older.

The reason the damn collectors are not selling is that they want the Artist to die.

Not all collectors are like that, but some collectors who are interested in money want the Artist to die, which increases the value of the work.

It's not produced anymore, so it's more scarce.

Therefore, works by influential artists who are older are often traded at high prices.

Perhaps that's why it's hard for even a collector as big as Henry to get his hands on grandpa's work.

"Why don't you sell some?"

Henry spoke as arrogant as usual.

But the figure was not what it used to be.

Grandpa made a long groan and turned his eyes away without giving an answer.

(To be Continued )

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