Chapter 262: Sexy Marilyn
On the left wall hangs a portrait of a small woman, known to every American, Marilyn Monroe, synonymous with sexy!
The author of this portrait, who is also very familiar to Americans, is Andy Warhol. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The portrait of Marilyn Monroe, one of Andy Warhol's most famous masterpieces, is of high value and is frantically sought after by countless art collectors.
But, like the rest of Andy Warhol's work, he painted not just one Marilyn Monroe, but many! No one even knows the exact number.
The worst thing is that these Marilyn Monroe looks basically the same!
Some are a Marilyn Monroe head, some are four, and many more, and it's dizzying to look at!
The one in front of me is a portrait of a head, and there is an identical one at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, maybe it is a work from the same period!
Strictly speaking, this is no longer a painting, and it seems more appropriate to say that they are prints!
Because this is completely reproduced by Andy Warhol using screen printing technology, there are so many of them!
But that doesn't detract from the value of the painting!
Each of these paintings is worth a lot of money, and it's not uncommon for them to fetch millions of dollars!
The reason for this is because they were created by Andy Warhol, by the master of Pop Art, the most famous artistic genius of the twentieth century.
As long as it comes out of his hand, even if it is a roll of toilet paper, it can become a work of art, and Americans will recognize it!
Because it is a silkscreen print, it has also led to Andy Warhol flooding the streets!
Anyone can create his paintings, as long as you master the screen printing technique, download a piece of his work, anyone can experience the feeling of a pop art master!
Of course, it is only the genuine works that are valuable and recognized by the art market.
As for people's DIY works, they can only entertain themselves!
Because of these massive copies, identifying Andy Warhol has become a difficult task, and even authoritative experts cannot guarantee 100% accuracy.
This was a difficult problem for other appraisal experts, but it was not difficult for Ye Tian in the slightest.
He only needs to look at the halo of the painting to instantly understand whether it is from Andy Warhol or someone else's DIY!
At this moment, in Ye Tian's eyes, the painting "Marilyn Monroe" on the wall is undoubtedly genuine! It is one of the most outstanding masterpieces of pop art! It is enough to make countless Andy Warhol fans crazy!
And the value of this painting, Ye Tian also has a rough estimate, a masterpiece of tens of millions of dollars!
The basis for his judgment was that there was no better evidence of the nearly twenty layers of halo that were entwined and unusually fascinating on the painting!
Only he could see all this, and no one else knew anything about it.
Whether in the eyes of the restaurant owner, or in the eyes of the diners, or even in the eyes of the Andy Warhol Museum staff and experts not far away, this is an ordinary replica, worthless!
As the pride of Pittsburgh, who doesn't have a copy or two of Andy Warhol here!
Ye Tian could even think of the origin of this painting, maybe when the restaurant owner was wandering around that day, he saw such a painting, and the decoration was quite decent, so he bought it back as a replica and used it to decorate the restaurant!
But he thought that this was a real picture of Andy Warhol, and there was more than ten in a restaurant like his!
If you know this, no one would dare to hang a painting worth tens of millions of dollars in the public space of a restaurant.
And this gave Ye Tian the best opportunity to make a windfall.
With these basic judgments in mind, he immediately turned on perspective and began to look further into the details of this famous painting.
The line of sight spanned a short distance in an instant, and all the details of this famous painting were seen very thoroughly, including the streets outside the wall, which were also clearly presented in Ye Yetian's eyes.
Oil paints, canvases, etc., almost every detail is the same as the one at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, close to perfect!
The only regret is that on this painting, Ye Tian did not find Andy Warhol's signature.
And the one at the Museum of Modern Art, with Andy's signature in the lower right corner, is enough to prove its identity!
Perhaps because of this, this painting has been left behind by the people and appeared here!
Subsequently, Ye Tian withdrew the perspective and also made a decision.
"Restaurant owner, I'm sorry! Since you have no eyes, then you're welcome, buddy! lest this famous painting end up ruined in your hands!"
We must win this masterpiece, and we must not let go of such a huge fortune, it is a crime! For myself, but also for this work!
But now is not the time, when you leave after eating, you can take down this 10 million famous painting!
"Honey, why did you stop?"
Betty's voice came, and Ye Tian was immediately awakened.
"It's nothing! The sexy Marilyn was smiling at me, and I was so excited and flattered that I stopped!
Ye Tian casually made a joke, with a pun!
As he spoke, he had suppressed his excitement and reluctantly took his eyes off Marilyn Monroe's face and looked at Betty beside him!
"Hahaha, Marilyn is smiling at countless Americans every day, you are just one of them, don't be excited!"
Jason answered with a smile, and the rest of the group smiled.
They didn't think anything other than a little surprise, and Betty didn't think the same way.
It was only a few seconds from the time he stopped to the time Betty woke him up.
Who would have thought that in such a short period of time, in the public space of the restaurant, he would find a famous painting at the level of tens of millions of dollars, who would believe it?
"Yes, Marilyn belongs to the American people! It can't belong to me, but dear Betty belongs to me alone!"
Ye Tian continued to joke, not forgetting to express his love.
Hearing this, Betty suddenly became a little shy, and her face began to redden, it was too direct! This is in the restaurant! At the same time, she also felt a burst of sweetness!
"Hahaha, Steven, it looks like I'm going to call you Romeo in the future!"
Jason teased with a laugh, and the rest chuckled.
Afterwards, everyone continued to the table by the window.
Immediately after taking a seat, the waiter began to introduce the food.
"Two ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 'Meat & Potato' restaurant, our signature dishes include beef, duck sauce, fried chicken, cheese, roast pork 、......"
While listening to the introduction, Ye Tian and the others were also looking at the recipe in their hands.
Soon, the waiter finished introducing and the ordering began.
"I want a special beef 、......"
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Enjoy the perfect meal, it's 7 p.m.!
Everyone was satisfied with the Italian dinner, and after paying for the meal and tipping, everyone stood up and prepared to get up and leave the restaurant.
"Let's sit down for a while, I still have something to do, and then let's go back to the hotel!"
Ye Tian said loudly, preventing everyone from leaving.
It's time to implement the plan, this "Marilyn Monroe" is a buddy, and I definitely didn't run!
"Steven, what else is going on here?"
Jason asked in surprise, everyone was a little confused, what kind of moth came out?
"It's not an important thing, just look at it, don't talk!"
Ye Tian replied with a smile, with an unfathomable expression.
Everyone is even more confused, and they are also interested, ready to see what he is going to do!
"Man, please call your boss, I have something I want to talk to him about"
Ye Tian smiled and said to the guy at the table, his tone was calm and amiable!
"Okay, Mr. Steven, please wait, the boss is in the back office, I'll call it!"
The waiter answered, turned around and walked quickly to the office area.
He had already recognized Ye Tian, and with the encouragement of a $100 tip, he was of course very happy to run errands.
Waiting for the waiter to leave, Ye Tian immediately whispered:
"Jason, take out your phone and take a picture of all the interactions I had with the restaurant owner, it will be useful later!"
"OK! Don't worry, I'm good at it!"
Jason nodded excitedly and started preparing right away!
The eyes of the rest of the people suddenly lit up, they all knew Ye Tian better, and they understood what he wanted to do in a blink of an eye.
Obviously, this guy has found a treasure again, and this is a proof of preparation! He has always thought so thoughtfully! But what is it? Could it be Marilyn?'
The setup was quickly completed, just waiting for the restaurant owner to come and stretch out his head to be slaughtered!
Everyone was even more excited, waiting for the show to play out.
Five or six minutes later, a fat white man in his forties in a suit walked to the table with the waiter just now.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 'Meat and Potatoes' restaurant, it's an honor to meet you, I'm Mazzoni, the owner of this restaurant!"
"Good evening, Mr. Mazzoni, I'm Steven, these are my friends, we're from New York!"
Ye Tian stood up and shook hands with Mazzoni, and made an enthusiastic introduction.