Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2054: Stars of the Venice Biennale
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"Ye Tian, you are so shady, but who made me like this Xuande blue and white plum vase with lotus pattern? I offer 15.5 million yuan, and I hope I can win this vase as I wish. Baby"
A top collector in the audience said with a helpless smile and gave his own price.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an exclamation of surprise.
"Wow! Fifteen million and a half million yuan, just to buy a broken Xuande blue and white plum vase? Did I hear that right?"
“Today is an eye-opener. This is called a top collector. Tens of millions of yuan is nothing in the eyes of others, unlike us, who have to carefully consider tens of thousands of yuan.”
These people who exclaimed are basically non-professionals, and this has happened more than once.
At this time, the auction of this Xuande blue and white plum vase has reached the fifth round, which is the free bidding stage.
After the previous four rounds of bidding, Ye Tian had raised the price of the Xuande blue and white plum vase to 10 million yuan, and the fifth round of free bidding was launched on the basis of 10 million yuan.
Before this top collector, seven or eight buyers had already made their own offers. Every time they made an offer, it would cause a stir at the scene.
The 15.5 million yuan is the highest offer so far and has attracted the most exclamations.
Amidst the exclamations, Ye Tian nodded to the top collector in the audience with a smile and said:
"Thank you for your support, Mr. Wang. I also hope that you can get what you want and get this Xuande blue and white plum vase with lotus pattern and add another important collection to your collection.
Although this Xuande blue and white plum vase is a broken piece, the damage is at the base. From the surface, no flaws can be seen at all, which does not affect daily appreciation and display.
No matter who wins the competition today and successfully acquires the Xuande blue and white plum vase, I can say with absolute certainty that he definitely got a big bargain and a treasure! ”
Listening to his words, Mr. Wang and all other professionals sitting in the audience nodded in agreement and had no different opinions.
It was because they saw the value of this Xuande blue and white plum vase that they participated in the bidding. Every competitor wanted to win this rare antique porcelain.
While talking, the picture on the big screen changed again, and an entrepreneur sitting at another dining table gave a new quotation.
"16.48 million yuan, this is my quotation"
As this quotation came out, the audience was once again filled with exclamations of exclamation.
Next, several professionals gave their own quotations and joined the competition for the Xuande blue and white plum vase with entwining branches and lotus patterns.
The quotes they gave ranged from high to low, causing waves of commotion at the scene.
It didn’t take long for professionals who were interested in competing for the Xuande blue and white plum vase with entwining branches and lotus patterns to give their respective quotations.
Next, the cameras on the scene were focused on Ye Tian, and everyone on the scene also looked at him, expecting him to announce the final result of the auction.
Especially among the professionals who participated in the bidding, everyone’s eyes were extremely hot and a little nervous. Everyone was looking forward to hearing the best answer.
Ye Tian, who was standing behind the auction table, quickly glanced at the scene, then raised the auction hammer in his hand with a smile, and dropped it again.
"Bang!"
At the same time that the hammer was finalized, he also loudly announced the bidding results of the auction.
"15.76 million yuan, the transaction was completed. The winning bidder is the famous collector Mr. Qian. Congratulations to Mr. Qian for successfully winning this Ming Xuande blue and white plum vase with lotus pattern"
After the words fell, Mr. Qian sitting in the audience immediately waved his arms excitedly in celebration.
Immediately afterwards, the top domestic collector stood up, cupped his fists and cupped his hands towards Ye Tian, and then cupped his hands towards other colleagues present, saying a few polite words.
The buyers who failed to bid sighed with regret, then quickly adjusted their emotions and gestured to Mr. Qian with their hands to express their congratulations.
The professionals attending this wedding banquet are all well-known figures in the field of antique art collection. They have seen countless big scenes, and naturally they will not show their emotions on their faces just because of the success or failure of an auction.
Emotions and anger are invisible, for them, they are just the most basic qualities.
Before Mr. Qian could sit down, a notary sitting behind the notary seat stood up and announced the upper limit of the transaction price of this Xuande blue and white plum vase with lotus pattern.
The upper limit of the transaction price set by Ye Tian for this Xuande blue and white plum vase is 15.78 million yuan, which is only 20,000 yuan higher than the quotation given by Mr. Qian. The difference is very small!
Hearing the upper limit of the transaction price, Mr. Qian standing in the audience suddenly broke into a cold sweat and was secretly grateful.
The other competitors who failed to return shook their heads with regret and sighed, but they could only accept this result and instead set their sights on the next antique artwork to be unveiled.
The first piece of antique art in the third round was sold successfully. Ye Tian was naturally very satisfied with the result.
Next, it’s time for the second piece of antique art to appear.
At this time, everyone in the banquet hall had already guessed that the next thing to be unveiled must be an antique artwork from the West, and it was worth a lot of money.
Its value is likely to be equivalent to, or even higher than, the Xuande blue and white plum vase with lotus pattern that was just auctioned.
But what exactly is this Western antique work of art? Which artist did it come from, which era did it come from, what is its artistic style, and how much is it worth? But everyone has no idea.
While everyone was speculating and discussing with great interest, Ye Tian, who was standing behind the auction table, nodded slightly to his two company employees, indicating to them to show them the next piece of antique art to be auctioned.
The two company employees nodded in response and immediately took action.
They picked up a painting bag from the unauctioned items, opened it, carefully took out a painting from it, and placed it on the display rack in front of the auction table.
As everyone guessed, this is a Western artwork.
What is presented to everyone is an oil painting on canvas. It is small in size, no more than forty centimeters wide and just over fifty centimeters high. It is mounted in a delicate cherry wood frame.
This is a still life painting. In the painting, a pot of blooming gladioli flowers is placed on the table in front of the window. The sunlight shines through the window on the pot of gladioli flowers and the tabletop.
The painting looks like an impressionist work, but it is paradoxical, and it also has a bit of post-impressionism and color separation.
To be more precise, the painter's painting techniques were deeply influenced by Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Color Separationism, and thus formed his own very unique painting style.
The pot of gladioli flowers bathed in the sun in this painting, although it is delicate and blooming and has strong colors, gives people a subtle and romantic feeling. Although it is a still life sketch, the whole painting is full of poetry.
At the same time that the painting was put on the display stand, a series of close-up shots of the painting were also shown on the large-screen TV, and the picture was very clear.
The scene became quiet again, everyone was admiring the painting and the poetry expressed by the painter with his brush.
After just admiring it for a moment, there was a burst of admiration and discussion.
"This still life sketch is so beautiful. I wonder whose painting it is?"
"To be honest, this style of still life painting is really rare. This painter should be a famous art master. As for this painting, it must be worth a lot of money!"
While there was a lot of discussion, everyone was guessing who the artist was who created this painting. The professionals at the scene were also discussing in low voices or secretly guessing.
As the country's top collectors and antique art appraisal experts, they do not know much about the relevant knowledge and appraisal of Western art, and it is inevitable that they will be confused.
Even some of the top collectors who are well-known in the international auction market, such as Mr. Liu from Shanghai, saw this painting and could not figure out which artist it was.
Just when everyone was confused, Ye Tian's clear voice came again, clearly reaching the ears of everyone present.
“The still life you are seeing now is, strictly speaking, an art work that combines dichromism and impressionism. It was created by the famous Italian painter Cesare Monti of the 20th century.
You may not know much about Cesare Monti, the famous Italian painter of the 20th century. Here, I think it is necessary to give a brief introduction so that everyone can better appreciate this painting."
Speaking of this, the non-professionals at the scene did not behave abnormally. Only a few guests who knew Caesarmonti had a look of surprise on their faces.
Contrary to them, the eyes of many professionals present instantly lit up with excitement.
Especially Mr. Liu from Shanghai, a look of ecstasy flashed in his eyes, which Ye Tian could see very clearly.
Ye Tian just smiled softly and continued his performance.
"Caesar Monti was a legendary Italian painter and a leader of the Italian art movement in the 20th century. He has an extremely important position in the history of Western art.
In one of the world's three major art exhibitions, the Venice Biennale, Cesare Monti is the only artist who has been invited to the Venice Biennale fourteen times in a row.
The Venice Biennale even dedicated an exhibition hall to display twenty-eight of his paintings. This was an unprecedented special treat and caused a huge sensation.
Cesare Monti was also named one of the twenty-five greatest painters in the history of the Venice Biennale. He was also the artist with the most valuable works at the 22nd Venice Biennale.
You may have heard that Mr. Liu, a top collector in Shanghai, spent nearly 1.1 billion yuan in the past two years to buy a work by the famous painter Modigliani in New York.
In the Italian art world, Cesaremonti and Modigliani are known as the pride of Italy and the twin stars of the Italian art world. They are also close friends!
At the same time, Modigliani is also Cesare Monti’s idol. The shadow of Modigliani can be seen in many of Cesare Monti’s paintings, and this painting is one of them.”
Having said this, Ye Tian raised his hand and gestured to Mr. Liu in the audience.
Mr. Liu, who was sitting in the audience, immediately stood up and nodded to him, and then nodded to the people around him before sitting down again.
Unsurprisingly, the scene became excited again, with exclamations ringing out one after another.
Everyone was shocked by Mr. Liu’s generosity, and also marveled at Cesare Monti’s position in the history of Western art!