What surprised Ye Tian was an oil painting hanging in the lounge.

This is a small canvas landscape painting, about 40 x 50 in size, in a pastoral frame, quietly hanging on the wall on the north side of the lounge.

Consistent with the style of the frame, what the painter shows in this painting is a quiet, beautiful, and vibrant pastoral scenery, which is the purest local atmosphere!

In the background of the picture is a riverside jungle, and a fruity goose girl sits on the grass by the river, about to bathe in the water.

She plunged her left foot into the river, as if to test the temperature of the river, cautiously, her hands supporting the grass behind her, her right leg arched, her head bowed, her eyes staring at the river, her expression very focused.

Under the delicate brushstrokes of the painter, the girl's fruit body is expressed as plump and firm, youthful and fit, and the dense jungle by the river sets off the graceful curves of the girl's body.

In the distance of the river is a flock of white geese, either flapping their wings, singing, or swimming happily in the clear water, adding a lot of vitality and dynamism to the picture.

With realistic skills and keen observation, the painter depicts the light and shadow of the jungle, and highlights the girl's fruit with light and shadow effects, making the picture appear unified and harmonious.

"It's so beautiful! Andrew, this guy is so good at enjoying life."

While admiring this oil painting, Ye Tian couldn't help but secretly admire, with a bit of envy in his eyes.

When you are physically and mentally exhausted after a busy workday, it is definitely a very pleasant thing to look up and enjoy such a beautiful and vibrant painting.

It seems that Andrew is not only a guy who is keen on luxury and greedy for enjoyment, but also has a good taste for art!

As for whose work this landscape oil painting is and what the name is, the first time he saw this oil painting, Ye Tian already knew it in his heart!

This is one of the masterpieces of Jean-François Millet, an outstanding French realist painter of the 19th century, "The Girl Who Laid the Goose", which is a well-known top artwork.

Jean-François Millet is known for his depiction of rural themes, and his works mainly depict the labor and life of peasants, with a strong atmosphere of rural life.

He never imagines a picture scene, every painting is from the French peasants who work, graze, work, and live, and every painting is a portrayal of real life.

Because of this, he also got the nickname of 'peasant painter'.

Miller has a very high position in the history of French painting, he is one of the important members of the Barbizon School, he has lived in Barbizon for twenty-seven years, longer than any painter, and knows Barbizon more deeply and appropriately than anyone else!

In addition, he is also the most beloved painter in the history of modern French painting, and his simple and friendly artistic language is especially loved by the majority of French peasants.

He created many outstanding works in his lifetime, such as the famous paintings "The Sower", "The Shepherdess", "The Glean", "The Evening Bell", "Spring" and so on.

The "Girl Blooming Goose" in the lounge is also one of his masterpieces!

On this painting, Ye Tian did not find the painter's signature, but he was extremely sure of his judgment.

The reason is very simple, in his eyes, this oil painting radiates a dazzling red light throughout, judging from the intensity of the light, Ye Tian instantly determined the creation age of this oil painting.

This oil painting was created in the early sixties of the nineteenth century, there is no doubt about it!

And the more than a dozen layers of seductive halo on the painting aptly illustrate its value, this is a top work of art from the hands of the master, with extraordinary artistic value!

Of course, the market value of this painting is also extraordinary, and it would be very easy to fetch millions of dollars if it were to be sent to auction.

If you meet a collector who looks right, it is not impossible to fetch more than 10 million dollars, or even more!

In addition, there is another important reason, which also makes Ye Tian confident in his judgment.

He knew this landscape painting, he had seen it in many art books and catalogues, and he knew that it was in the museum.

This oil painting is in the collection of the Walters Museum of Art in Baltimore, and it is a very important piece of the collection, and you can often see pictures of this oil painting in the official introduction of the museum.

I haven't heard of this top-notch oil painting being stolen, so why did it end up in Boston, in Andrew's break room?

The reason is simple, this is a sister painting to the Walters Museum's "Girl with a Goose".

When Miller created this painting, he must have painted two paintings in one go, with the same theme, the same content, and most of them are exactly the same!

Of course, they can't be exactly the same, after all, they are subjectively created works of art, not real clones!

There are still some differences between the two paintings in some local details, and it is difficult to find these differences unless you know the two paintings very well and study them carefully.

But these differences were very obvious in Ye Tian's eyes, under his perspective ability, all the secrets no longer existed, and almost at first glance, he could see the difference between the two oil paintings!

This kind of work is not uncommon to create several identical paintings with the same theme.

This is the case with Paul Cézanne, who painted Mont Saint-Victoire in his hometown for more than 20 years, and there are many similar paintings, but it does not affect the artistic value and market value of these paintings!

Not to mention the modern-day Andy Warhol, who is purely a picture dealer who directly uses screen printing technology to reproduce, how can this be reasonable?

Perhaps it is because of this that Andrew dared to hang this oil painting in the lounge, enjoying this beautiful rural scenery alone and experiencing the charm of top artworks!

Even if someone asks or doubts about the value of this top-notch painting, Andrew has the perfect excuse to explain and prevaricate!

He would say that this is a distressed copy, the real "Girl with a Goose", and it is at the Walters Museum of Art in Baltimore!

Hearing this explanation, I am afraid that no one will have any doubts about this oil painting, and no one will covet this oil painting.

In their eyes, this is just a copy, what value can it be?

But how did they know that what they saw was a top-notch work of art, with extraordinary artistic value and a market value of millions of dollars!

Although Ye Tian was very sure that this was one of Miller's masterpieces, "The Girl Who Laid the Goose", he did not know where the painting came from, which collector it belonged to, or the museum's stolen collection.

Because this top-of-the-line oil painting is not on the list of stolen art, there is no news about the painting circulating on the art market.

Obviously, this painting was never known!

The painting may have been in the private collection of a family or collector, and even if it was stolen, it did not attract any attention.

It may even be a work of art lost during the war, and countless precious works of art were lost in Europe during the First and Second World Wars, many of which were lost in the sea and have not been heard from since.

Is it possible that it was Andrew's private collection and not a stolen artwork?

This thought only flickered in Ye Tian's mind for a moment, and he immediately denied it!

If it was a legitimate, sun-kissed art collection, the top-of-the-line painting would have hung in Andrew's home, not in the company's break room.

A work of art worth millions or tens of millions of dollars! Who has such a big heart? Dare to hang such a priceless treasure in the company, even if he has a perfect excuse to cover it up!

Unless there is a problem with the origin of this oil painting, it does not pour into the efforts and emotions of himself and his family, and it does not cost much, so it will be hung here.

So why didn't Andrew send this top-of-the-line oil painting to the auction house?

You must know that this "Girl with a Goose" is not on the list of stolen artworks, as long as it is sent to the auction house and passed the appraisal, it will definitely make a lot of money.

There's a reason why Andrew didn't do that, and it's understandable!

This guy has never been short of money in hand, which can be seen from his luxurious life, plus he likes this oil painting, so he naturally stays and admires it for himself.

There is another reason, he doesn't want to attract the attention of the outside world!

This includes professionals in the field of antique art collecting, the FBI Art Crime Unit, and the most murderous of all, the IRS!

Seeing this top-level oil painting, Ye Tian suddenly strengthened his judgment.

It's highly likely that Andrew is an international art thief, and the brains of some art theft ring.

Even if he wasn't, he was inextricably linked to international art thieves.

His shipping agency is simply a front to cover people's ears and eyes, and it is also the perfect smuggling channel for stolen antique art!

While running a legitimate shipping agency business, he can use this company to secretly ship a steady stream of stolen antique art from all over the world to the United States.

Then look for opportunities to sell on the black market of art and make a lot of money to maintain your luxurious life and accumulate a lot of wealth!

Judging by his kinship with the deputy director of the Gardner Museum, this guy is likely to be one of the robbers who ransacked the Gardner Museum.

If the judgment is correct, then it is very likely that the 13 top artworks stolen from the Gardner Museum are still in their possession at this time.

Now it's all about finding another robber and finding the whereabouts of the stolen artworks!

Once you have solid evidence, you can sit down and negotiate with the FBI's Art Crime Unit, the Gardner Museum, and other museums and collectors, and make a fortune by slaughtering them!

The harvest is not far off!

After admiring the famous paintings in the lounge for a while, Ye Tian shifted his gaze and began to explore the rest of the place.

Except for this "Girl with a Goose", there are no other antique artworks in the lounge, and there is no hidden secret room, so you don't need to look at it anymore.

The next room was the reference room, and there was nothing surprising to discover.

Soon, Ye Tian saw through all the rooms facing the street of this villa, and he never found any heavyweight antique artworks, which were no different from other shipping agencies.

As he spoke, he had already walked directly in front of the villa.

Walking here, Ye Tian immediately paused, pretended to admire this villa, turned around and began to see through from the front, so that the area seen was larger, the content was more, and it was more comprehensive!

But alas, nothing has been found.

There were no secrets in the office area that interested him, but in the basement there was an old-fashioned vault that had been converted into a wine cellar by Andrew, where some fine wines, whiskeys, brandies and more were kept.

This is not Ye Tian's goal, his eyes swept by!

Then he continued on, to the other side of the villa, and saw the villa through again from the other side.

Still no harvest and no other antique artworks to be seen.

Then, Ye Tian withdrew his gaze and ended the perspective.

It's time to leave!

With a bright smile on his face, Ye Tian strolled forward and left Liverpool Street satisfied.

The next target, Andrew's own brother.