Chapter 375: Picasso in the Western Hemisphere (Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Recommendation)
What Ye Tian was referring to was an oil painting on canvas hanging behind the stall owner.
The size of the oil painting is not large, about 50 centimeters wide and about 40 centimeters high.
This is still a typical Latin American style painting, with a very obvious magical realism and a bit of Indian culture.
The subject of the picture is a black girl sitting cross-legged on the ground, naked, dark complexion, with her hands hanging in front of her, blocking her private parts, her expression helpless and painful, her eyes staring ahead, her eyes full of sadness and confusion.
The background behind the girl is basically black, and there is a burning flame.
The sad expression, the black skin, the black background, and the distorted and exaggerated contours and lines make this painting look very gloomy, dull, and give people a strong sense of oppression!
Through the image of the girl shown on the picture, people can clearly understand the painter's pity and sympathy for the people at the bottom and for the blacks, as well as the accusation and dissatisfaction with reality!
There is no doubt that this is a masterpiece of Latin American art!
Unfortunately, there is no signature on the painting, and there is no other written message, so it's clean!
Although this is a famous painting with extraordinary skills, no one cares about it here!
It's too dark and depressing to be liked, and not many Americans know about Latin American art, especially in the more isolated states of the Mid-South!
In addition, this painting is based on a black girl as a model, the picture is almost pitch black, and in the southern United States, where white people are overwhelmingly and racism is rampant, basically no one pays attention!
In the eyes of many people here, this painting may be worthless, and it is not disdained at all! It is a kind of luck to be able to preserve it intact until now!
But in Ye Tian's eyes, this is a top-notch artwork that radiates white light and has more than a dozen layers of charming halos, with extraordinary artistic value and a lot of market value!
Based on the intensity of the white light, Ye Tian was very sure that this was a top-notch work of art created in the mid-fifties of the last century.
More than a dozen layers of enchanting light, extraordinary painting skills, masterful magical realist expressions, and the content of the picture like prayer and crying, etc.
Combined with these characteristics, Ye Tian understood in an instant that this oil painting was the artist's masterpiece!
This is a painting by Guayasamin, a national treasure painter in Latin America, a top work of Latin American art, with extraordinary artistic value and market value, Ye Tian is extremely sure of this judgment.
Guayasamin, a representative figure of Latin American art, is not only a giant of Ecuadorian painting, but also enjoys a high reputation in the world painting circle, and is known as 'Picasso of the Western Hemisphere, Marquez with a brush'.
From the surname Guayasamin, it is clear that he is of Indian origin.
He was born in Quito, Ecuador, to a poor Indo-European family.
Quito is where he learned and grew up, and it was here that he became the most famous painter in Latin America, a giant of leftist culture, the pride of Ecuador, and the pride of the whole of Latin America!
In his rich creative career, he has created more than 5,000 works, and is a prolific painter!
His work not only embodies the essence of Ecuador's diverse culture, but also voices against injustice, inequality, social exclusion, class exploitation, and more.
He is full of compassion and concern for the lower classes of working people, and turns strong emotions into the source of creation, indictment of real life through his unique artistic expression.
Guayasamine has always been committed to defending human rights and exposing the atrocities committed by one group of people against another group of people through war, bombings, dictatorship, repression, imprisonment, murder and more.
The themes of these works have deeply shocked and influenced audiences around the world, and have also won him a high reputation around the world!
"My paintings are meant to hurt, to prick and awaken people's hearts, to show what a group of people do against another group of people"
Guayasamine said that this is the truest portrayal of his lifelong mission to convey peace to mankind.
From the oil painting in front of him, from the sad eyes of the black girl in the painting, Ye Tian clearly felt the angry protest and shout, and heard the voice of accusation!
In this oil painting, in addition to the extraordinary artistic value, Ye Tian also saw a lot of market value.
Guayasamin's works have always been highly valued, especially in the Latin American art collection market, and they are the top collections that countless people are frantically chasing, and auction records of more than 10 million dollars abound!
This painting was created in the fifties of the last century, at the height of Guayasamín's artistic career, and many famous works were created!
There is no doubt that this oil painting in front of me must be a masterpiece of Guayasamin, and it must be of extraordinary value!
Starting with tens of millions of dollars! Ye Tian is very confident in this estimate.
While secretly admiring the oil painting, Ye Tian conducted a perspective as usual.
Everywhere you look, you can see it at a glance!
The paint, the canvas, the frame, every brushstroke, and even the entire process of creation, shoveled several times, all the details of this oil painting were presented very clearly in Ye Tian's eyes.
The painting is not without the author's signature, it's just that it's hard to spot with the naked eye!
Under the perspective, Ye Tian saw the two letters '' at a glance, the font was very small, hidden in the flames, the font color was similar to the flames, and it was difficult to find without careful observation.
'' is the abbreviation of Guayasamin's name, which often appears in his works, Ye Tian has seen it in New York MOMA!
In addition to the abbreviation of the name, there is also the year of creation, 1956, which is also hidden in the flames, very hidden!
Seeing this, Ye Tian was suddenly even more pleased!
Undoubtedly, this is the most powerful evidence for the identification of oil paintings, and there is no doubt that their discovery will greatly increase the market value of this oil painting!
Regarding this oil painting, Ye Tian has mastered all the circumstances.
All you have to do now is find a way to pocket it and make a lot of money!
In this process, it is necessary to act as if nothing was happening, and it is absolutely not necessary to arouse the alarm of the stall owner.
The operation went very smoothly, Ye Tian had already approached the target step by step, and he didn't show any abnormality!
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"This oil painting was collected in Mississippi, I don't know if it is the work of that painter, but I felt okay at the time, so I took it and wanted to take it to Hallway 127 to sell.
But who would have thought that since I came here, this painting has almost no one cared about, even those black buddies don't care about it, and it's about to be smashed in their hands!"
The stall owner shook his head with a wry smile and said, while looking back at the oil painting.
His tone was helpless, annoyed that he had made a mistake in his judgment!
At this time, his mind was all on the two pieces of jade, constantly weighing the price, and wondering if he could sell the pair of jade pieces for $40,000!
This is the best time that Ye Tian has been waiting for!
Taking advantage of the stall owner's hesitation and suffering, Ye Tian naturally led the topic to the oil painting and successfully brought the stall owner into the ditch!
"It's normal that no one cares! It's a Latin American painting, people don't necessarily like it, and it's a black nude girl, and don't forget, this is Georgia!
And the tone and subject matter of this painting are too dark and oppressive to be hung at home, so even the black brothers will not be interested in this painting!"
Ye Tian explained a few words, and the analysis was the first to go, and there were still no flaws.
"Steven, do you know it's the artist's work? If so, I'd love to find out, and if you could buy this painting, it would be great!"
The stall owner looked at Ye Tian and said, his eyes couldn't help but light up.
He was a little sick and went to the doctor, and wanted to dispose of this oil painting as soon as possible, and save it and bring it back to Colorado!
"I'm sorry, man, I didn't know it was the artist's work, I only recognized the Latin American style, and it's rare to see oil paintings of black girls as models, so I was curious.
If it's cheap, I'd like to buy this painting and go back and study it, to be honest, I'm still interested in Latin American art, and since I came across it, of course I can't miss it.
If the price is too expensive, then forget it, buddy's money is not blowing in the wind! There is no need to waste a lot of dollars for the work of an unknown artist, it is not worth it!
Okay, let's talk about this later, let's talk about the deal of the two pieces of jade, this is the treasure I want, $40,000, have you thought about it?
Ye Tian said with a smile and turned the topic to the mandarin duck handle.
We can't talk about oil painting anymore, lest the stall owner be suspicious and lose if he says too much! Ye Tian still understands this truth!
Seeing Ye Tian divert the topic, the stall owner's suspicions immediately disappeared, and the focus returned to the two pieces of jade and the dollars that were about to arrive.
At this point, he already understood that $5 million was no deal!
It is impossible to expect this little jade pair to make a windfall!
"Steven, I know 5 million is a bit ridiculous, but is $40,000 too low? $100,000!
The stall owner thought for a moment and gave a new price.
"Man, this price is still too high, you also saw the information on the Internet just now, and these two similar jades, very few of them exceed 100,000 US dollars!
The price can go up a little bit, $45,000, this is my final price, you think about it, if you are not satisfied, then you can only say sorry"
That's $5,000 more than just now!
The stall owner was very satisfied with the price, and he couldn't wait to nod his head immediately, but who didn't want to bite his hand with more money?
"$80,000! Steven, for $80,000, you can own these two exquisite pieces of jade, and for you, it's worth a lot of money!
"Man, it's still the same sentence just now, no one's money is blown by the wind, I won't pay $80,000 for these two pieces of jade, you get what you pay for, you and I understand this truth!
$45,000 is the final price, it's not going to change! But I could add another $5,000, but if you count that Latin-style painting, even if you buy it.
A total of $50,000, if it is OK, it will be closed, cash or check, bank transfer, if not, forget it, we will continue to visit the stall in the back, and you will wait for other buyers!"
Ye Tian quoted the final price, and his tone was categorical and very firm!
He was already very sure that the deal would definitely be won, and the stall owner would never give up the $50,000 in front of him and wait for the next buyer who might not appear!
If there is a case and the deal collapses, it doesn't matter, and Bowie, who will follow up later, will take down these antique artworks!
Bowie has arrived at the courtyard market and is scanning the stalls not far behind!
At that time, the two handles may be out of play, but Guayasamin's oil painting is definitely not running! It must belong to buddies! No one can snatch it!
The stall owner pretended to be deep in thought, but his heart was already happy!
$50,000! It's a small profit! This is the biggest single in this year's 127 Corridor tour, and it must not be missed!
Corridor 127 will end in a few days, and there will be no more shops in this village!
"Alright, man, think about it first, come to me when you think about it, but you need to make a decision quickly, I won't be here for a few minutes!
Ye Tian put on another tight spell, forcing the stall owner to make a quick choice, minimizing his time for thinking and verification!
After speaking, Ye Tian turned around and walked towards the marauder, his steps were very resolute!
$50,000! Don't miss it out! Who knows if Steven will change his mind when he leaves? If he changes his mind and doesn't buy it, it will be a big loss!
Thinking of this, the stall owner suddenly became anxious, and then he had the heart to think about anything else, and immediately said loudly:
"Steven, please stay, $50,000 sold! Two pieces of jade and that Latin American oil painting, after the payment is completed, they will be yours!"
Win it! Dude makes a lot of money again! It's so cool!
Ye Tian secretly clenched his fists, and almost cheered excitedly.
But his expression was normal, he just smiled softly, and there was still no flaw!
Quickly suppressing his excitement, he turned around, smiled and stretched out his right hand.
"OK! $50,000 deal, cash or check?"
"Deal! Cash, counting money is the most exciting!"
The stall owner said excitedly, shaking hands very hard and smiling brightly.
"Hahaha, I like green Franklin too!"
Ye Tian laughed, and there was a taste of joy in his laughter.
The deal is done, and another treasure is acquired!