Brian glanced at the landscape painting suspiciously, but found nothing new.
The painting "Yale University Autumn Scenery" has not changed in any way from before.
Then, Brian looked at Xiao Ran again.
Xiao Ran just stood there with a smile on his face, nothing special about him.
After thinking for a moment, Brian nodded and said:
"Okay, Sean, since you like this "Yale University Autumn Scenery", I am willing to sell you this oil painting."
"The price of this oil painting is $2,000. If you can accept it, it belongs to you."
Without any hesitation, Xiao Ran immediately accepted the price.
"$2,000, this price is very reasonable, I accept it"
As he spoke, he placed the oil painting in his hand on the easel next to him.
Then he took out his wallet from his coat pocket and pulled out a black card.
"Check out, Brian, we can trade."
Seeing him being so straightforward, everyone at the scene was in a daze.
At the same time, everyone was a little more curious about this seemingly ordinary oil painting.
As for Brian, he could only accept this result without any possibility of regretting it.
In a matter of seconds, the art transaction was completed, and both money and goods were received!
The transaction amount is not worth mentioning, it is pitifully small!
After completing the transaction, Xiao Ran returned to the landscape oil painting again and continued to appreciate the beautiful scenery in the painting.
At this moment, a white man staying in the reception area suddenly asked curiously:
"Sean, is there anything special about this oil painting? Why did you buy it? Can you introduce it to everyone?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran's eyes immediately flashed with a hint of pride.
This is what I was waiting for!
Otherwise, it would be really difficult for me to take the initiative to reveal the secret.
He turned to look at the white man, thought for a moment, and then said with a smile:
"The painting "Yale University Autumn Scenery" itself has nothing special, but the scenery is particularly beautiful, which moved me."
"I bought this oil painting for this reason, but after looking closer, I found something special."
Before he finished speaking, everyone at the scene was stunned.
Especially Brian, his eyes were full of disbelief.
What is special about this oil painting? Is it true or false, why have I never found out?
You guys are not trying to be mysterious, are you?
Thinking of this, Brian looked at the landscape oil painting on the easel again.
The same goes for the rest of the people, who all looked at the oil painting with suspicion.
However, no one saw anything.
"Sean, what is so special about this oil painting? Can you explain it to save everyone from confusion!"
said the white man from before.
Following his words, everyone looked at Xiao Ran again.
Xiao Ran nodded slightly and then pointed to the frame of the oil painting.
"First of all, please take a look at this Baroque style frame. The style is not consistent with this realistic landscape oil painting."
"As a well-known amateur painter and a professor of philosophy at Yale, Devin White is by no means a poor painter who cannot afford a frame."
"In this case, the conflict between the artistic styles of the painting and the frame is obviously a small flaw and should not have occurred at all."
"Just because Devin White is not a famous painter, people don't care about it and don't think about changing the frame."
"One more thing, according to my identification, this frame should have been made in the mid-to-late 1990s."
"There is a difference of twenty or thirty years between the time it was created and this oil painting. In other words, the frame was installed later."
After Xiao Ran's reminder, everyone at the scene suddenly realized.
"It's true. The artistic styles of this oil painting and the frame are not consistent, and there are some conflicts, but they are not obvious."
Elaine nodded and said, her eyes filled with excitement.
Looking at Brian again, he quickly walked to the easel and looked at the oil painting and frame with wide eyes.
After a while, he said:
"Yes, the artistic styles of this oil painting and the frame are indeed different. The frame is also installed afterwards. What does this mean?"
"The person who collected this oil painting before probably didn't understand art. The original frame was broken, so I got a new frame."
“Perhaps I think Baroque-style picture frames are more gorgeous, or I happen to have such a picture frame on hand and just use it conveniently.”
I really don’t want to give up until I reach the Yellow River!
Xiao Ran looked at this guy and then continued:
"If there is only such a doubt, it really doesn't explain anything, and most people don't pay that much attention."
"But combined with the other special features of this oil painting and looking at this flaw, it's another story."
"Brian, you can press the canvas with your finger. You may feel that this canvas is obviously much thicker than other paintings."
"Your touch may not be that sensitive, but I can clearly feel that there may be some secret hidden under this oil painting."
"To put it simply, under this oil painting, there may be a layer of canvas, or even two layers of canvas, or something else."
Before they finished speaking, Brian and Elaine stretched out a finger in unison and gently pressed it on the canvas.
However, their performance is very different.
As Xiao Ran said, Brian's sense of touch was not that keen and he didn't find anything special about the canvas of this oil painting.
Elaine was very sensitive, and she immediately realized something was wrong.
"Yes, dear, the canvas of this landscape oil painting is indeed very thick, and it is abnormally thick."
"I can clearly feel that there is more than one layer of canvas under this canvas, and then there is the drawing board."
Hearing this, Fang Yufei quickly put her fingers on the canvas and felt it.
In the blink of an eye, she also felt something strange, and her eyes shone with excitement.
Brian didn't give up. He went to find another oil painting nearby, experimented with it, and then came back and clicked on this oil painting.
After comparing the two, I finally discovered the flaw in this oil painting.
After confirming this, his expression changed instantly and became extremely ugly.
At this point, he already understood.
Even though I was extremely cautious, I was eventually tricked!
He was picked up by this young and shameless guy in front of him.
And it is very likely that it is a shocking leak. Something that is deliberately hidden like this is definitely not simple!
The secret hidden behind this landscape oil painting is likely to be a priceless top-notch work of art.
Thinking of this, Brian suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. He almost fainted on the spot and fell to the ground!
At this moment, the two white men in the reception area approached.
Several customers who entered the antique store later gathered around.
Everyone looked at the oil painting curiously, and their eyes shone.
After watching for a moment, one of the guys suddenly said:
"Sean, is it possible that when Devin White was painting this oil painting, he shoveled it back and forth many times because he was not satisfied with the creation?"
"Due to repeated painting over and over again, layers of oil paint are accumulated, making this oil painting appear very thick, which is different from other oil paintings."
Xiao Ran shook his head gently.
"This situation does not exist at all. I believe everyone knows how generous the salary of a philosophy professor at Yale University is."
"With Devin White's income, if he has time to scrape paintings, he might as well paint again. This loss is not worth mentioning to him."
"He has been on the Yale campus for decades and is very familiar with everything here. It is impossible for him to shovel paintings over and over again when creating!"
"The thickness of this oil painting is definitely not caused by spade painting. To put it simply, the surface of the canvas is separated from the things behind it."
Hearing this, Elaine immediately nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, this is two layers of skin, or even three layers of skin, rather than repeated painting on one canvas."
As they explained, and looking at Brian's expression as if he was mourning for his concubine, no one still had the slightest doubt.
No doubt on the back of this landscape oil painting.
There must be a hidden secret, or a top-notch piece of art worth a lot of money.
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Xiao Ran and couldn't wait.
Xiao Ran looked at Brian, smiled and said:
"Brian, lend me some tools. I'm going to take apart this frame and see what secrets are hidden behind this oil painting."
"The size of this landscape oil painting is too large, and the frame style does not match. I will definitely have to rearrange the frame after I get it back."
"In this case, it is better to dismantle the frame here, then roll up the canvas and put it into the painting tube to take away. That would be more convenient."
What else could Brian say, he could only nod in agreement.
At the same time, he also wanted to know what treasure he had missed!
Even if you die, you must understand clearly!
He turned around and called a clerk over and asked the clerk to get the tools.
In the blink of an eye, the clerk came back with the tools and handed them to Xiao Ran.
After taking over the tools, Xiao Ran immediately started to remove the frame of the landscape oil painting.
When he started, he was very cautious, lest he cause some irreparable losses.
In a matter of moments, the frame of this landscape oil painting had been taken apart.
When Xiao Ran took out the drawing board from the disassembled frame, everyone at the scene could see it at a glance.
Under the top layer of landscape oil painting, there is indeed canvas, and there are more than one layer!
Although they had already expected this result, everyone was still shocked and excited when they actually saw it.
"Oh my God! There is really a secret hidden down here. It's incredible!"
"What is hidden underneath seems to be a canvas, and there are two or three canvases."
“I just don’t know which artist’s works they are, and how much are they worth?”
Just as everyone was exclaiming, Xiao Ran had already picked up the pliers and started to pull out the nails that were fastened to the canvas.
Soon, he pulled out all the nails that were nailed to the top canvas one by one.
After pulling out the nails, he put the pliers aside and reached out to gently pinch the two corners of the top canvas.
Then he uncovered the canvas bit by bit!
With this action, an oil painting hidden underneath gradually appeared in front of everyone.
The scene fell silent instantly, leaving only the sound of rapid breathing.
When Xiao Ran uncovered one-third of the top canvas, Elaine suddenly covered her mouth and exclaimed.
"Oh my God! This is Degas' "Ballet Studio""
Following this exclamation, the scene exploded!
