Although Xiao Ran saw that this Cubist oil painting had another mystery, he mastered the secret hidden behind it.
However, he had no intention of buying the painting immediately.
Given his rank, it would undoubtedly be a big flaw if he fell in love with such a painting.
If he asked about the price of this painting, he would definitely alert the snake and even surprise this guy McCann.
Considering this, Xiao Ran simply left here and never looked at the oil painting again.
Seeing this scene, McCann let out a sigh of relief and relaxed a little.
Immediately afterwards, he felt a wave of resentment, and his teeth itched with hatred.
My painting skills are not as good as the art master Braque, but it's not that bad, right?
While talking, Xiao Ran came to an oil painting again and stopped to admire it.
This is an abstract expressionist painting, full of lines of various colors, intertwined with each other, like a mess with no clue.
Xiao Ran and the others who were standing in front of the painting admiring it, as well as the many fans in the live broadcast room, felt exactly like this and were confused.
In just a moment, there was a lot of complaints in the live broadcast room.
"I'll go! What a piece of shit! Isn't it just full of graffiti? Can this be called art?"
"To be honest, my three-year-old nephew's graffiti is much better than this painting."
Following these complaints, the live broadcast room burst into laughter.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then looked at another painting next to him.
In the blink of an eye, about fifteen minutes passed.
After a series of oil paintings of various styles, a painting with a completely different style appeared in front of Xiao Ran.
This is a Chinese ink landscape painting, hanging quietly on the wall.
Against the background of many Western oil paintings around it, it feels a little transcendent, which is eye-catching.
Under this ink landscape, there is a five-color painting vat, which contains several scrolls of different sizes.
Judging from the mounting of those scrolls, they should all be works of Chinese calligraphy and painting.
As for the content of those calligraphy and painting works, whose works they are, and how much they are worth, it is unknown.
While standing still, Xiao Ran pretended to be surprised and said:
"McCann, I didn't expect you to have calligraphy and painting works from China. It really surprises me."
"Can you tell me where these Chinese calligraphy and painting works come from?"
Upon hearing the inquiry, McCann immediately stepped forward and introduced the situation.
"Sean, the reason why these Chinese calligraphy and painting works you see appear here is actually an accident."
"This summer, an elderly Chinese man living alone near my home got sick and died in his own home."
"It wasn't until a week later when a foul smell emitted from the house that the old man's body was discovered."
"The police notified the old man's son, who came to handle the funeral arrangements and sold the house."
"Everything else in that house was disposed of by the old man's son through a family auction."
"When I went to attend that family auction, I saw these paintings and calligraphy works, and I took them on a whim."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran suddenly realized.
"I see, it's really a surprise to see these paintings and calligraphy works here."
"Let me take a look at these Chinese paintings and calligraphy works. Maybe I can buy them."
As he spoke, he looked at the ink landscape painting hanging on the wall.
This is a northern style landscape painting, with mountains and vast forests.
A white waterfall looks like a waterfall, flying down from the mountain and winding into a pool at the foot of the mountain.
There are several thatched huts hidden among the mountains and forests, and two shepherd boys are walking across a wooden bridge leading their cattle.
The whole painting is elegant and majestic, and exudes a simple and elegant style.
While Xiao Ran was appreciating the painting, several appraisal experts from far away in China were also appreciating and appraising the painting.
Within a moment, several old men had already discovered something.
"Xiao Ran, have you seen the square gourd seal in the upper right corner of the painting? Give me a close-up."
"That seal looks familiar. I seem to have seen it somewhere."
An old man from Tianjin Museum said suddenly.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately looked at the gourd-shaped seal in the upper right corner of the painting.
At the same time, the technical staff behind the live broadcast room also gave a close-up shot.
The next moment, the old man from Tianjin Museum gave the answer.
"Xiao Ran, this is an ink landscape imitating the painting style of Li Cheng, one of the three painters of the Northern Song Dynasty. It comes from Shenyang Road in Tianjin before liberation."
"The gourd-shaped seal in the upper right corner is also a forgery. The object of the forgery is the seal of Liang Qingbiao, a great collector in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties."
"The artist who forged this seal made a small gap in it to distinguish Liang Qingbiao's seal."
"We have found this gourd-shaped seal on several forged calligraphy and paintings from Shenyang Road, Tianjin."
"Before liberation, many ancient calligraphy and painting works were forged in Shenyang Daohe Drum Tower in Tianjin, and this should be one of them."
After hearing this explanation, everyone suddenly understood and knew the origin of this painting.
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Jin and Mr. Shan also gave the same appraisal opinion.
No need to ask, this is indeed a fake imitating Li Cheng's painting style.
Because this painting has a high level of forgery, the paper and ink used are very particular, and it was a forgery before liberation and has a history of seventy or eighty years.
So it still has some collectible value and is not worthless.
Of course, in Xiao Ran's eyes it was another story.
He had long known the authenticity of the painting, and it was just a show.
Now that several old men have given their appraisal conclusions, his performance has also come to an end.
"It turned out to be a fake. I thought I had discovered a work by Li Cheng of the Northern Song Dynasty, but I was overjoyed in vain."
Xiao Ran said jokingly.
Before he finished speaking, laughter immediately erupted in the live broadcast room.
Then, Xiao Ran lowered his head and looked at the other paintings placed in the painting jar.
He glanced at the paintings, then reached out and took out one of the scrolls, examining it with interest.
This is a scroll with colors on silk, and it looks like it has some history.
Judging from the appearance alone, the silk painting is apricot-yellow in color, and there are some traces of insect damage.
The shaft heads at both ends have been somewhat decayed and are not well protected.
Xiao Ran checked the appearance of the scroll, and then gently pulled open the ribbon binding the scroll.
Then he gently unfolded the scroll and examined it carefully.
This is a "Picture of Fishing Hidden", which shows a rippling lake with blue waves, mountains in the distance, and two tall pines nearby, competing against each other.
On the lake, an old fisherman was sitting on the bow of a fishing boat, fishing contentedly in the lake.
The whole painting has a distant artistic conception, which gives people a relaxed and happy feeling when looking at it.
Looking at this painting, Xiao Ran was instantly attracted and was immersed in the wonderful artistic conception created by the painting.
Not only him, but also tens of thousands of fans in the live broadcast room.
At this moment, Jin Lao's excited voice suddenly came.
"Xiao Ran, this seems to be "The Picture of Fishing Hidden" by Wu Zhen, one of the Four Yuan Dynasty Masters."
"If it is really Wu Zhen's "Picture of Fishing Hidden", it is definitely a top-notch work of art."
