The filming continued, and Ye Tian's brief explanation and accurate identification continued.

This is one of Van Gogh's masterpieces, one of the masterpieces of the famous 19th-century Dutch painter and pioneer of Post-Impressionism, "The Departure of the Congregation from the Reformed Church".

In 2000, the famous painting was stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, along with another famous Van Gogh painting, Scheveningen Beach.

The two paintings were estimated at £25 million at the time, but that was the lowest estimate given by the museum, and it didn't meet the market value!

Now, more than ten years later, their value has already increased several times, or even tenfold! In the current art market, the price of these two famous paintings should be more than $100 million!

Soon after the theft, the two suspects were arrested by the police, but the two famous paintings have disappeared, and they have not been heard from for more than ten years, and they seem to have disappeared completely!

But who would have thought that they were actually smuggled to the United States and hidden here, it is incredible! Obviously, today is a lucky day for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam!

Now that they have been discovered, I believe they will soon appear in front of the public, and it won't be long before everyone can once again appreciate the artistic charm of these two top oil paintings in the museum!"

After introducing Van Gogh's two works, Ye Tian pointed his mobile phone camera at another famous painting.

This is a masterpiece by Rubens, a Flemish painter of the 17th century, an outstanding representative of Baroque art, and a master artist, "Portrait of the Medici".

In 2008, the famous painting was stolen from a private museum in Denmark, along with a masterpiece by the famous Spanish romantic painter Goya, "The Maniac".

Like the other top paintings highlighted above, these two paintings are world-class masterpieces with very high artistic value and market value,......"

In the blink of an eye, another top-notch painting appeared on the screen of the mobile phone.

Ye Tian's professional explanation and appraisal immediately followed!

"I believe that many people know the painting in front of them, which is the famous Spanish Cubist painter, the founder of modern art, Picasso's "Dove and Pea".

This famous painting was stolen in 2010 at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, and according to legend, it was completely destroyed, so I didn't expect to see it here, I was so lucky!

As can be seen from the video images, the famous painting is in good condition and there are no traces of restoration, so it can be seen that the rumor was just a smoke bomb released by the art thief......"

"What appears in front of everyone's eyes at this moment is an abstract expressionist painting, from the soul of abstract expressionism, Willem de Kooning, which is one of his representative works!

This is a stolen painting that was stolen from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2009, along with several famous Impressionist paintings, and unfortunately I didn't see them......"

After Abstract Expressionism, another style of painting appeared on the screen of the phone!

After a pause, Ye Tian's voice immediately sounded again!

"This is one of Modigliani's representative works, known as the 'Prince of Montparnasse', the famous painter of the Paris School, "The Woman with the Fan".

Like The Dove and the Pea, the famous painting was also stolen from the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, and it appears that the museum in Paris is very much loved by art thieves.

As you may recall, not long ago, Sotheby's New York auctioned another famous painting by Modigliani, "The Fruit Girl Lying on His Side".

Both of these paintings are works of Modigliani at his peak, they are equal, and the time of creation is very close, even the model is the same woman, Modigliani's lover.

At Sotheby's in New York, the "Fruit Girl Lying on the Side" sold for a whopping $170 million, so how much is this painting worth?

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is an hour.

Speaking of dry mouth and almost smoking in his throat, Ye Tiancai had no choice but to stop, ready to rest for a while, and then continue to fight!

At this time, he is only halfway through the shooting, and there are still many antique artworks waiting to be photographed in the warehouse!

That's it, it's the result of deliberately speeding up the shooting!

For some paintings that are generally well-known and not very valuable, as well as all prints, sketches, sketches, etc., he just briefly introduces whose works, and then passes by in order to save time as much as possible!

If we hadn't done that, and if we had detailed every piece of antique art, I'm afraid we wouldn't have even finished shooting a third of it by now!

Even so, the shooting speed was still too slow, which made Ye Tian a little anxious!

The longer you stay here, the more dangerous it becomes, and the more likely you are to be spotted by that old fellow Thompson.

Surveillance video is one thing, but the consumption of portable generators and batteries is also a problem, and if the power consumption increases too much, the old guy may be suspicious.

There are air conditioners and humidifiers running 24 hours a day, and they consume electricity all the time, so as long as the increase in electricity consumption is controlled within a reasonable range, it should not be difficult to get by!

In addition, if the shooting time is too long, the phone battery may not be able to support it.

Ye Tian raised his hand and looked at the time, and then quickly made a decision.

The next shooting, if it is not a very important artwork, then try to be as concise as possible, only introduce the name, the author, give the appraisal conclusion and the rest is over!

This will definitely increase the speed a lot and complete the shoot as quickly as possible.

You know, there is a room with a light next door, and it is not known whether it is a warehouse where the art is stored or a private studio.

Also, set aside a little time for perspective probing and looking for other hidden passages!

If you find it, you might have to go in and investigate.

While resting, Ye Tian was also admiring the many top antique artworks in front of him, with an intoxicated expression on his face!

And in his heart, he secretly sighed!

Thompson, this old guy is so big! Definitely one of the biggest and craziest international art thieves in the world!

Once the many antique artworks in this warehouse are unveiled, they are sure to make a sensation in the world and shake up the entire antique art collecting field!

And Thompson, the old guy, will instantly become a celebrity and become notorious! What he has done in the past 30 years is believed to be enough to make everyone stunned!

There aren't many crazier guys in the art crime world than him, and he's definitely a rarity!

The last art thief to be so crazy was the Frenchman Stefan Brevetzer.

That guy stole 239 works of art and other exhibits from 172 museums in Europe over a six-year period, an average of one every fifteen days, which is insane!

It wasn't until 2001 that he was caught burglarizing at the Wagra Museum in Switzerland that the most efficient art thief in history ended his legendary art theft career!

Since then, there has never been such a crazy art thief!

But who would have thought that Boston would hide such a top art thief, and hide it so deeply, for as long as 30 years, no flaws have been revealed!

In that regard, Thompson was obviously much smarter than Brevetzer and could throw that guy out eight streets!

In addition, there are some differences between these two top art thieves.

Brevetice is because he loves art very much and wants to own his favorite artworks, so he went to major museums in Europe to steal!

Calling himself an art connoisseur, he was fond of the masterpieces of the 16th and 17th centuries, and his main target for theft was the famous works of art from this period.

The results of the police investigation later proved that what he said was true.

He kept all the famous paintings he stole at home and enjoyed them alone! He treasured every famous painting he stole from him, and his level of appreciation was no worse than that of an art appraisal expert!

Brevetzer usually spends a lot of time with his 'collection', never thinking of selling it for a profit, and he even burns the identified forgeries to preserve the purity of his art!

Thompson, on the other hand, steals top antique art, not because he loves art, but for money, simply and crudely!

In this regard, his realm is much worse than Brevetzer, and he has been thrown more than eight streets!

In terms of their means of doing things, the styles of the two are also very different and far from each other!

Brevetzer likes to do it himself, and all antique art is stolen by himself, so he can be regarded as a top art thief who dares to do it!

Thompson is the opposite, except for the Gardner Museum, other art thefts, it is estimated that he will not end up in person, but hide in the shadows to command, it can be said that it is very cunning, an old fox!

From the top antique artworks stolen from all over the world in this warehouse, Ye Tian roughly guessed the modus operandi of this old guy.

He must have been browsing the websites of major museums on the Internet and paying close attention to the dynamics of antique art collection, so as to obtain useful information from them and then choose a target to commit crimes!

Once they have identified a target for antique art, they entrust professional art thieves active around the world to steal their target and hand it over to them.

This modus operandi is very safe, and with a little care, it basically does not show its feet.

The price they have to pay for the whole theft is extremely low!

In Europe, the cost of stealing a top-notch work of art can not exceed 10 euros! This is the price of the most skilled snitch, and the rest is even lower!

Once these works of art are in Thompson's hands, they must have been silent for a while, and when the theft case has basically calmed down, they will sell the stolen art on the black market for profit!

At that time, what they will get will not be tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars, but millions of profits, absolutely a million profits!

The quiet period is usually seven or eight years, and in the process, the prices of these stolen top antique artworks are also rolling upwards, which can be described as the best of both worlds!

During the whole process, Thompson should be the one responsible for identifying the target of theft, forgery, selling stolen goods, and hiding in the shadows to command, and his status as a priest is undoubtedly the best cover!

Andrew's duties are to issue commissions, receive, transport, etc., while Tillerson's gang of horses do some peripheral chores, and they are also scapegoats that can be thrown out at any time!

Their entire team is very clear and well-thought-out, and it can be described as seamless.

In addition to entrusting sophisticated art thieves with outright thefts, Thompson is likely to be black market buyers, buying stolen top-of-the-line art at low prices on the black market.

After many art thieves succeed, they will dispose of the stolen goods in their hands as quickly as possible, so as not to be targeted by the police.

In this case, the price of the stolen antique art is extremely low, and the vast majority of them are only 5% to 10% of the actual value!

For Thompson, who is not short of money on hand, how can they let go of such an opportunity?

They will surely buy stolen antiques on the black market and ship them to the United States to sell the stolen goods!

Thinking of this, Ye Tian couldn't help but secretly give Thompson a thumbs up again!

What a cunning man! I can't accept it!"

Then, he looked up at the time, and then moved on to the next famous painting.