"The asking price of US$18 million is indeed high, but it is not unacceptable."
Mary smiled and nodded, feeling somewhat moved.
Before she finished speaking, her art agent became anxious.
"Don't take his word for it, Mary."
"This guy is taking advantage of your relationship with the Joshua family to take advantage of the situation."
"The quality of this Cubist oil painting is good, but it is not worth $18 million."
Originally, Xiao Ran had some sympathy for this guy, but now that he heard this guy say that he was taking advantage of the situation, the little sympathy he had disappeared immediately.
He looked at this guy with disdain, then sneered and said:
"Your own appreciation ability is limited, so don't come out and embarrass yourself."
"At your level, you probably only know those well-known antiques and artworks signed by their authors."
"I'll give you an antique cultural relic or work of art that you've never seen before and doesn't have the author's signature. You probably won't even be able to recognize the art genre."
"hiss!"
There was a gasp of air at the scene, and everyone was shocked.
The other party is one of the top art dealers in Los Angeles. Are you shameless?
This guy's mouth is so bad, he can kill people and kill people's hearts!
In the live broadcast room, crazy laughter suddenly sounded.
"Hahaha, Xiao Ran, you are really damaging me, but I like it!"
"Well done, you should give this kind of scornful guy a hard fight."
Elaine, who was standing next to Xiao Ran, was trying hard to hold back her laughter. It was so hard.
The beauty gently tugged on Xiao Ran's clothes to remind him not to let himself go too far.
Looking at the art dealer again, he was so angry that he almost exploded on the spot, his eyes spitting fire.
"Fake U! I'm going to beat you up, you vicious bastard"
As he said that, the guy waved his fist, ready to rush up and beat Xiao Ran.
Seeing this scene, David immediately took a step forward and stopped in front of Xiao Ran.
This guy's eyes were full of excitement, as if he was eager for the opponent's fist to hit his face immediately.
For him, this is a good opportunity to make a fortune, and of course he cannot miss it.
Fortunately, the auction staff reacted quickly enough, and two security guards immediately rushed up and hugged the art dealer.
"Calm down, Bud, my personal lawyer is here. Do you want to go bankrupt?"
Mary understood clearly and reluctantly persuaded.
Following her words, Bud suddenly trembled.
He had to suppress his anger and could only stare at Xiao Ran angrily, but there was nothing he could do.
Seeing this guy die, a look of regret flashed across David's face.
Can you not regret seeing the windfall in your hands disappear like this?
Immediately afterwards, everyone looked at Xiao Ran.
"Sean, you said this is a top-notch piece of art, but everyone can't see it."
"Can you explain it, I'd love to know"
"As for the transaction, we can discuss it later."
Mary asked curiously.
"Of course it's okay, Mary."
Xiao Ran nodded in response and immediately began to explain.
"The quality of this Cubist oil painting is very outstanding, and I think everyone will not deny it."
"That's right, otherwise it wouldn't have fetched $200,000."
Everyone at the scene responded in unison without any objection.
Xiao Ran nodded and continued.
“On this basis, after my careful research and identification, it is basically certain.”
"This Cubist oil painting is actually a work by Braque, the founder of Cubism."
"To be precise, this is a work created by Brac during the Cézanne Cubism period. It is just unknown, but there is no doubt about its artistic level."
"Braque during the Cézanne Cubism period had a very diverse artistic style, all of which are reflected in this oil painting."
"At that time, Brac was greatly influenced by Impressionism and very close to Fauvism. At the same time, he formed a cubist painting style with a bit of modernism..."
While explaining, Xiao Ran also showed the Cubist oil painting in front of everyone.
Listening to his explanation, everyone was shocked and couldn't believe it.
Their eyes became more and more passionate as they looked at this Cubist oil painting.
They did make many new discoveries in this Cubist oil painting.
There are Impressionist landscapes, Cubist compositions, Fauvist colors, and modernist shadows.
Combined with Braque's changeable painting style during Cézanne's Cubism period, the answer is ready to come out!
The fans in the live broadcast room were even more shocked.
"Fuck! Is this guy really Xiao Ran? Am I not dreaming?"
"If this is really the work of art master Braque, it is definitely a top-notch work of art, but when did Xiao Ran become so awesome?"
At this moment, Xiao Ran proudly gave the final answer.
“Braque’s paintings created during Cézanne’s Cubism period are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in Los Angeles.”
"The style of one of them is relatively close to this painting. I just went to the Museum of Modern Art in Los Angeles the day before yesterday and studied that painting carefully."
"It is precisely because they have many similarities that when I see this Cubist oil painting, I think of the Cubist master Braque!"
While speaking, he suddenly took out his mobile phone and quickly called up the picture of the oil painting collected by the Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art.
Then, he handed the phone to Mary and asked the old lady to compare and study it.
The moment she saw the oil painting, Mary was stunned, and then looked at the Cubist oil painting on the scene.
Then, she nodded slightly.
"Really, the styles of these two oil paintings are indeed very close. They are most likely two works by the same artist and created at the same time."
"Wow! This is incredible!"
There was an exclamation of exclamation at the scene, and everyone was shocked.
The same goes for the many fans in the live broadcast room. They were all shocked and extremely excited.
At this moment, Bud and the auction house manager stepped forward in unison and looked at the picture on the phone.
Just like Mary's performance, they were all stunned the moment they saw the picture.
Especially Bud, who looked completely lost.
"How is it possible? Why didn't I think of this painting by Braque?"
While the auction house manager was shocked, his eyes were filled with disappointment and regret.
It can be seen that the appraisal of this Cubist oil painting should not be done by their auction house!
In this way, they don't have to lose money, but they also miss a huge leak and earn a lot less commission.
The seller's lawyer, who was present at the scene, had already started calling the employer, looking equally remorseful.
Seeing the wonderful changes in the expressions of these guys, Xiao Ran felt so happy.
That wasn't the end, he then dropped another bombshell.
He walked straight to the Cubist oil painting and pointed to a thin curve in the painting.
"Please look at the direction of this black line. Does it look like two French cursive letters combined, GB?"
"GB is Braque's initials and has also appeared in other paintings of his."
"In this painting, he used this very clever way to hide his signature in the painting."
"Joshua should have discovered this secret a long time ago, that's why he loves this painting so much!"
Following the direction of his finger, everyone could see the black line hidden between different color blocks and geometric figures at a glance.
Everyone's eyes extended and extended until finally two French cursive letters were written, GB.
The first person to complete this work was Elaine, a French beauty.
She was stunned for a moment, then excitedly threw herself into Xiao Ran's arms.
"Oh my God! This is really the personal signature of Brac, the master of Cubism, but it has been enlarged many times and is extremely secretive!"
"Sean, how did you discover this secret? It's incredible, you are simply a genius!"
With that said, Elaine kissed Xiao Ran on the cheek.
Fortunately, this action did not appear on camera, otherwise the live broadcast room would immediately boil.
Even so, Fang Yufei, who was staying in the apartment, cursed angrily.
"What a shameless couple!"
At the auction site, others also completed the work of spelling out Braque's signature.
"This is indeed a work by Brac, the master of cubism, and it is so special and interesting!"
"For 18 million U.S. dollars, I want this Cubist oil painting by Braque. It can be traded now."
Mary said excitedly.
Before he finished speaking, the wealthy guys, Big Dog and Half Dream Half Awake, who were not short of money, started shouting in the live broadcast room.
"Leave this cubist oil painting by Braque, Xiao Ran, I want this oil painting!"
At this time, the seller's lawyer also joined the competition.
"Mr. Sean, my boss wants to recycle this Cubist oil painting, and the price will be the price you ask!"
