As Xiao Ran expected.
The second painting bag contained paintings by Andy Warhol.
But this painting is not "Marilyn Monroe", but another of his very famous representative works, "Campbell's Canned Soup"
In this screen-printed painting, there are dozens of Jinbao cans, artificially stacked into a pyramid.
Compared to "Marilyn Monroe", this "Campbell's Canned Soup" is more like a product poster.
Moreover, it is the kind of product poster that is very poorly made and has no sense of beauty at all.
But just such a silk screen print is a top-notch work of art, worth tens of millions of dollars.
The moment they saw the "Campbell Can Soup", Elaine and the others, who knew this artwork, immediately cheered with excitement.
Many fans who are not familiar with Andy Warhol's art are very surprised and dumbfounded.
This so-called master of art has really gone all the way to the dark side!
It’s actually another printed product!
Next, Xiao Ran briefly introduced this painting and its position in pop art.
When he said that the value of this painting was at least US$50 million, the live broadcast room immediately exploded!
"What kind of bullshit art is this! Anyone who says this is art is either blind or a dead liar!"
"Whoever wants to bring such a painting in front of me and say it is art, I will definitely spit in his face!"
Beixinqiao Wu Yanzu laughed and cursed angrily.
Before he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter in the live broadcast room.
Everyone deeply agreed with his words and echoed them one after another.
Xiao Ran also smiled and nodded, and then said in Mandarin:
"This is American pop culture. It can be described in one word: vulgar!"
"Vulgarity is the essence of pop art. This is not the same thing as what we say is elegance when it is vulgar to the extreme."
"In my opinion, this crap is basically artificially speculated. Let the speculators in Europe and the United States have their own fun."
"I will not sell these pop art works to domestic collectors, but I am going to kill those European and American speculators!"
"good!"
There was a roar of applause immediately in the live broadcast room.
"Well said, Xiao Ran, this is what you should do!"
"That's right, don't spare those grandchildren lightly!"
Amidst the cheers, several guys who wanted to inquire about the price in the collector's live broadcast room immediately stopped.
In fact, they are not collecting these so-called top-notch works of art.
It’s about getting in on the hype game and trying to make a killing off it.
After chatting with everyone for a while, Xiao Ran switched to English and said to Elaine:
"Honey, put these two Andy Warhol works away, and then open the remaining painting bags."
"OK, dear"
Elaine nodded in response.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran and Elaine put the two so-called top-notch works of art they had just discovered back into their painting bags.
After installing these two paintings, Xiao Ran resumed his previous conversation.
“Next we may also see the works of Andy Warhol, or the works of other pop art masters.”
"Now I am very sure that the owner of the futures company who died of illness was definitely an important figure in hyping up Pop Art."
Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
In the United States, top-notch artworks have long been transformed into financial products in addition to their own attributes.
Everyone knows this, including everyone present.
While talking, Xiao Ran had already opened the third painting bag.
Packed in this painting bag is still a pop art work.
But this painting is not the work of Andy Warhol, but the painting of another master of pop art, the famous German painter Richter.
This German art master is still alive at the age of 98 and is known as the most respected artist still alive.
Both are masters of Pop Art, but his art is different from that of Andy Warhol.
If Andy Warhol's art is advertising paintings and movie posters, his art is photo reproduction, but it is not photographic art.
The subject of his painting is an ordinary girl reading under the lamp.
At first glance, this is nothing more than a photograph.
But if you look closely, you will find that this is indeed a painting, not a photo.
When the painter created this painting, he used photos as a basis and combined the art of photography and painting to display it.
Compared to Andy Warhol's works, Richter's works are slightly better, slightly more like paintings.
The discovery of "Girl Reading" has once again refreshed everyone's outlook and understanding of European and American modern art.
After some introduction, Xiao Ran announced as usual that the valuation of this painting was about 20 million US dollars.
Faced with this valuation, everyone was shocked again.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ran picked up Mandarin again and said:
“Almost all collectors in Europe and America are now searching for Richter’s paintings.”
"This has made Richter one of the most sought-after art masters today, extremely popular"
"The main reason why this happened is because of Richter's age."
"To put it bluntly, everyone is waiting for Richter to die. Once he dies, the prices of his works will immediately take off!"
"ah!"
Everyone exclaimed in surprise, and were all stunned.
Immediately afterwards, everyone started to complain.
"Holy shit! You can still operate like this? This is so fucking wicked!"
Puppet said angrily.
"No need to ask, the original owner of this warehouse, the owner of the futures company, must be waiting for Richter to die and make a huge fortune!"
"In the end, God's fate was not as good as mine, but he himself died first, and he got an advantage over Xiao Ran in vain."
Xuefeng Wulei said jokingly.
Following his words, everyone in the live broadcast room burst out laughing.
"Brother, I got a big deal, but I can't do such a wicked thing!"
"I have no interest in waiting for Richter to die. Instead, I will sell this painting as soon as possible and make a huge profit!"
Xiao Ran smiled and echoed a few words, showing a bit of pride in his words.
After introducing this Richter painting, Xiao Ran put it away and put it aside.
The next fourth painting is another Andy Warhol's "Marilyn Monroe".
The image of Monroe in this painting is exactly the same as the previous one, still the most classic poster shape.
The difference is that there are six identical Monroe heads in this painting.
These six heads are divided into two rows and printed on the canvas, forming a painting together.
However, the six Monroe portraits differ in light, shade and color scheme.
Some of them are bright, some are dark, some are sunny, some are gloomy, but that's all.
Seeing this "Marilyn Monroe", everyone was stunned for a moment again, and then started to complain again.
"I'll go! This is how art works. If I get a screen printing machine, I can become an art master."
“At that time, I can satisfy everyone’s needs as much top-notch art as they want, and they can print as much as they want.”
The devil complained angrily.
"Is a guy like Andy Warhol really a master of art? I think he's more like a charlatan!"
“Foreigners’ aesthetics are really weird. It’s so damned that such a crappy thing can be so popular.”
76 continued.
Hearing this, Xiao Ran also complained a few words in a low voice.
“Not only do we think so, but many people in Western society also think that Andy Warhol’s art is a scam.”
"Even Andy Warhol himself once said that making money is art. From this we can see what his art is."
"But I can't stop the rich people from flocking to it! Maybe this is the emperor's new clothes in modern times. It depends on when the tide goes out!"
Hearing this, everyone echoed.
As for the famous so-called pop art, everyone regarded it as a spectacle.
After introducing the painting "Marilyn Monroe", Xiao Ran gave the valuation as usual.
The estimated value of this "Marilyn Monroe" is much lower than the first one, but it still exceeds $40 million.
After hearing this valuation, everyone complained again.
David and the others at the scene were all shocked.
Especially Patrick and the other professional treasure hunter, their eyes were almost bleeding with envy.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran put away the painting "Marilyn Monroe" and put it back into the painting bag.
It wasn't until the painting bag was closed that everyone reluctantly looked back.
Immediately afterwards, everyone looked at the remaining three painting bags.
These three painting bags are the largest in size, and the sizes of the three painting bags are exactly the same. There is almost no difference when put together.
From the appearance, the size of these three paintings is about 150 by 120. Not only are they large in size, but they also look quite weighty.
It was precisely because of their large size that Xiao Ran checked them last.
In his eyes, the paintings contained in these three painting bags are real works of art.
It was the light released by these three paintings that attracted him.
Let him really make up his mind to take pictures of this warehouse.
Xiao Ran pretended to check the appearance of the painting bag carefully to make sure there was no damage.
After completing the inspection, he took out one of the painting bags and opened it gently.
Then, he carefully took out the painting from the bag.
The moment they saw the content of the painting, Xiao Ran and Elaine were stunned on the spot.
Of course, Xiao Ran was just acting.
