Chapter 429 One Man's New York Autumn Auction (Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Recommendation)
The afternoon Latin American art auction went very smoothly and soon came to the last minute.
"29 million dollars, 29 million dollars, is there anyone else who should pay for it? This is Guayasamin's painting at its peak, the most outstanding work of magical realism, the most brilliant pearl of Latin American art, you should not miss it!"
The auctioneer's voice resounded throughout the room, trying to confuse the large number of Hispanic buyers on the auction floor, including many bidders who bid by phone and computer.
But this price has exceeded the psychological price of many people, no one raised their cards again to respond to the price, everyone replied to the auctioneer, only a slight shake of the head, and a face full of disappointment and regret!
Seeing this situation, the auctioneer on the stage did not hesitate anymore and immediately began to count.
"$29 million for the first time, for the second time, Sold! for $28 million, the winning bidder is Bidder No. 26, Mr. Gutierrez from Mexico, congratulations!"
With the auctioneer's passionate voice and gesture to the audience, the auction hammer in his hand also fell heavily.
"Bang!"
The final word is over, and the auction is over.
"Bang Bang Bang"
There was a round of applause.
Then there was a lot of excitement, disappointment, or emotion!
Ye Tian stood up from his seat and smiled brightly.
Then, he whispered to Betty, who was beside him:
"Honey, let's go home, today's auction is over, and the result is perfect!
"Wow! $28 million! That's $18 million more than the reserve price! That's an incredible price!"
Betty muttered to herself, still in shock, her eyes wide as she stared at the auction table and the oil painting next to it!
"Hahaha, that's Guayasamin, the treasure of Latin America! But if you're a collector of Latin American art, who doesn't like his work? Who doesn't want to get his work? The price is reasonable, as I expected!"
Ye Tian said proudly pointing to the paintings on the table, and then left the auction hall with Betty.
By the time he left the Rockefeller Building in a fiery red Rafa and returned to his apartment on 110th Street, the entire New York art market was in complete shock!
The transaction price of this Guayasamine oil painting was announced by Sotheby's auction house for the first time, and many media reporters interviewed at the auction site also quickly released relevant news.
$28 million! This is a very rare price for Latin American art, and although it does not set a new auction record, it is not far off!
As soon as the news was revealed, the Mexican telecommunications tycoon Gutierrez, who took the painting, and this oil painting of Guayasamin, naturally attracted much attention and sparked countless heated discussions!
And Ye Tian, who sent this oil painting, attracted countless attention.
Everyone is lamenting his almost bursting good luck, and he still has top-notch Latin American art works in his hands, which can be envied to death!
In this auction, Ye Tian's other two artworks were also successfully auctioned, and the transaction prices were quite good and satisfactory!
One was an oil painting by a famous Mexican painter that sold for $970,000, while the other was a Paleo-Indian sculpture from Peru that was sold by an American collector for $1.8 million.
There are several mysterious hieroglyphs on this sculpture, which has quite archaeological value and artistic value, which is why it can be sold for such a high price!
After the first day of the New York Autumn Auction was over, the media quickly made a count, and it turned out that on the first day alone, Steven's bastard swept more than $52 million at the New York Autumn Auction!
As soon as this news was revealed, it immediately caused a sensation again, and almost everyone was stunned by this news!
And everyone knows very well that this is just the beginning, and the most important antique artwork in the hands of Steven's bastard has not yet been unveiled!
God knows what sky-high prices those heavyweight antique artworks will fetch in the back, don't even think about it, it must be jaw-dropping and eye-popping!
Steven's bastard will go on a hurricane of dollars and sweep through the New York Autumn Auction Market and the wallets of many famous collectors and billionaires!
This year's New York Fall Auction may even turn into a bastard solo show for Steven, a goldmine for his frenzied fortune grab.
That's what all the journalists and collectors are thinking!
At the end of the first day of the New York Autumn Auction, Ye Tian naturally became the brightest star, the focus of all the media, and the focus of everyone in the autumn auction market.
But what everyone doesn't know is that more than 52 million US dollars is not all that Ye Tian has gained!
On the same day, at several auctions at Christie's, several antique artworks belonging to Ye Tian were also auctioned one after another, earning him a large sum of dollars.
These antique artworks were all sent to Christie's by Bowie, and the prices were quite good!
In the Sotheby's Chinese calligraphy and painting art auction, Ma Ye and they also have their own gains.
Ma Ye photographed Dong Qichang's "Secluded Residence on the Creek Bank", which is a pretty good ink landscape painting, and Mr. Liu won a picture of a lady Zhang Daqian, which made him quite satisfied!
What Mr. Li gained was a painting of Liu Yong's calligraphy, and the calligraphy works of the four Qing families were naturally not bad! Mr. Wang bought a painting of Shen Zongjing's ink landscape, and he was a very famous master of Chinese painting in the Qing Dynasty!
Each of them was very satisfied with what they had gained, and it can be described as a full load!
That night, Ye Tian invited the four old Chinese men to gather at the Chinese restaurant of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and enjoyed an authentic Chinese meal.
During the banquet, these four old men who had been tortured by Western food for several days opened their back molars one by one, shook off their cheeks, and ate a hearty one.
After dinner, Ye Tian took them to Broadway to watch a musical, and if they didn't understand it, they would say otherwise!
It wasn't until eleven o'clock in the evening that everyone dispersed! Ye Tian took Betty home, while Ma Ye and the others returned to the hotel, recuperating and preparing for the auction again tomorrow.
The second day of the New York Autumn Auction is fast approaching.
Ye Tian had a total of five antique artworks auctioned that day, but he only went to one of the auctions.
European Sculpture & Crafts Auction.
In this auction, two works by the superexistent sculptor Giacometti will be unveiled, and one of the sculptures will be the finale of the sale!
The auction process went very smoothly! Like the royal furniture before them, these two sculptures have also been wildly sought after by many European and American collectors and investors!
In the end, the two sculptures were acquired by an American billionaire and a Swiss collector for $52 million and $45 million, respectively.
Although the auction prices of the two sculptures were high, they were far from the auction record for Giacometti's work, and they did not even rank in the top 10!
Of course, this price is already very good, it is a rare high price for European sculptures in the past two years, Ye Tian is 10,000 satisfied, and he is crazy with happiness!
These are, after all, Giacometti's early works, and they cannot be compared to his sculptures at the height of his post-World War II period, nor can they be expected to break the auction record for Giacometti's sculptures.
The two sculptures cost 97 million US dollars, plus the three antique artworks sold in the other two auctions, Ye Tiantian's auction proceeds on the bright side easily exceeded 100 million US dollars!
Not surprisingly, this huge amount of revenue once again shook the media and the entire art collecting market, leaving everyone stunned and almost crazy!
As soon as the auction of European sculptures and crafts ended, the New York Times ran a sensational headline on its online page.
Steven's Solo New York Autumn Auction
The rest of the media also followed up with a big hype, and with their intensive reporting, more and more eyes focused on Ye Tian!
There is envy, jealousy, and naked hatred in these eyes!
Of course, there are also countless greedy eyes! There are not only from the relevant tax departments, but also from many bastards with ill-intentioned covetous eyes!
For these, Ye Tian didn't pay attention to them at all, he was just enjoying the joy of harvest.
On this day, Sotheby's did not have a special auction of Chinese antique artworks, and Mr. Ma and his family switched to Christie's to continue to acquire Chinese antique artworks.
Several people have gained something and ended the day with satisfaction!
Among them, a piece of porcelain that Mr. Li received originally belonged to Ye Tian!
It is a porcelain plate painting by Wang Yeting, the eight friends of Zhushan, which appeared at Christie's auction by Bowie, and Mr. Li also contributed a large amount of US dollars to Ye Tian.
After the auction ended, Ye Tian immediately contacted Ma Ye and them by phone to inquire about the situation, but they did not meet again.
In the blink of an eye, it was the third auction day of the New York Autumn Auction, and Ma Ye and the others left New York early in the morning and rushed to Boston!
There is an Asian art auction there today, and there are a few pretty good Chinese antiques that will be on display, and Ma Ye and they will naturally not miss it.
Ye Tian came to the Sotheby's Building again to participate in a heavyweight auction held here.