In the vault, everyone spread out and looked at the many paintings stored here.
Some of them are paintings that McCann collected through various channels, and some are McCann's own works.
Others are works by painters contracted by the gallery, which are the largest in number.
Like other galleries, this gallery also signed some painters to represent and sell their works.
From time to time, McCann will also curate one or two small exhibitions for those contracted painters.
As for the effect of the art exhibition, it is naturally not much better.
In fact, McCann doesn’t expect to make money this way, let alone make the gallery famous.
From his perspective, he wishes his gallery was low-key and mediocre!
The works of contracted painters and the paintings collected through various channels are just a cover!
What really helped McCann and the others make a lot of money was the black market transactions in antiques and art.
After entering the gallery, everyone focused on McCann's paintings, trying to find out the secrets hidden behind those paintings.
As for McCann's painting style, everyone already knows it, and with the author's signature, it is basically impossible to mistake it.
Unlike others, Xiao Ran looked at an oil painting hanging on the west wall as soon as he walked into the gallery, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
It was a colorful and extremely gorgeous oil painting.
The painting shows a pair of naked lovers kissing passionately in a sea of delicate blooming flowers.
It is a picture of a wild battle with no one around, the sky is used as a quilt, and the ground is used as a bed, full of passion!
In this painting, the artist used a large amount of dazzling gold to express the high joy of the lovers in the painting, and also brought a strong visual impact to the viewer.
The first impression this painting brings to people is that of extreme eroticism, but when you look at it carefully, it seems to reveal a trace of sadness.
There is no author's signature on this painting, and it is unknown which painter it is.
Of course, in Xiao Ran's eyes, this problem does not exist.
While he was admiring the painting, Peggy suddenly came over.
This guy looked at the oil painting for a few times, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"Sean, what do you think of this colorful oil painting? Can you confirm which artist's work it is?"
Xiao Ran looked at this guy and then shook his head gently.
"At first glance, this painting looks a bit like the work of the master Klemut."
“To be more precise, this painting looks like a work from Clemuth’s golden period.”
"But if you look closely, there are some differences with Clemuth's paintings, so it's hard to judge."
"What's more important is that this painting does not appear to be in Klemuth's catalog."
"I have not heard any information about this painting, and there is no signature on the painting."
"From these perspectives, it is difficult to determine whether this is Klemuth's work."
"But one thing is for sure, this is definitely not McCann's painting, it should be the painting he collected."
"You may find something about the origin of this painting in some of the gallery's documents."
Hearing his explanation, Peggy couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
At the same time, admiration flashed in his eyes.
After a pause, he nodded and said:
“When I first saw this painting, I thought it was a work from Clemuth’s golden period.”
"Keep reading, it's a bit paradoxical, and there is no information about this painting."
"I think this painting may have been painted by someone from the Vienna Secession, but not Klemut"
“After Klemut became famous, many young painters of the Vienna Secession imitated this magnificent style of painting.”
“During that period, there were many works that were suspected of being Klemut’s, but they were actually imitations of others.”
Hearing this, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
"I have some knowledge of these circumstances, so I suspect that this is not Klemuth's work."
Next, they chatted for a few more words, and then looked at another painting hanging next to it.
At this moment, Timothy's voice suddenly came.
"Sean, come here and take a look. There are three paintings by McCann, with that guy's signature on them."
"Underneath these three paintings, there may be three stolen paintings hidden."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran had already stepped out and walked towards Timothy.
In a moment, he had come closer and looked at the three oil paintings hanging on the display rack.
These three oil paintings are not large in size and are hung on the same display stand.
The artistic styles of the three oil paintings are also different, and one is a neoclassical work.
Another one is realism, and another one is abstract expressionism.
The level of painting is average, and the style is easy to identify. It is the work of that guy McCann.
There is also the guy's signature in the lower right corner of the three paintings.
Coming to these three oil paintings, Xiao Ran pretended to appreciate them seriously for a moment, and then said with a smile:
"It can be seen that in order to better hide the numerous stolen paintings, McCann has learned painting techniques from many art schools."
"Perhaps because of this, this guy's painting skills are so mediocre and he spends a lot of time imitating other people's paintings."
Hearing this, everyone laughed and their eyes lit up.
"Sean, what do you mean by this? Are there really three stolen paintings hidden under these three paintings?"
Xiao Ran nodded slightly and gave a positive answer.
"Yes, judging from some of the characteristics displayed on the surface of the three oil paintings, there are indeed three stolen oil paintings hidden underneath these three oil paintings."
"According to McCann's style, the three hidden stolen paintings below should have the same style as the paintings on the surface."
"In other words, the three stolen oil paintings are neoclassical, realist, and abstract expressionist paintings."
Before he finished speaking, everyone cheered.
"Great, this means that we have found three more stolen works of art, which are estimated to be worth a lot of money!"
"I just don't know who these three stolen oil paintings are by, and where do they come from?"
When the cheers subsided, Xiao Ran continued:
"In fact, McCann knows his painting skills well. If there were no secrets in his paintings, they would not be placed in the vault."
"In other words, as long as all McCann's paintings are placed in this vault, there are probably other paintings hidden underneath."
"ah!"
There was a cry of exclamation at the scene, and everyone was shocked.
You know, there are quite a few paintings by McCann in the vault, more than twenty.
If it is true as Xiao Ran said, it means that there are at least twenty pieces of stolen art hidden in this vault.
This number is really scary, that’s why everyone behaves like this.
At this moment, Peggy suddenly said with expectation:
"Sean, why don't you clean up another painting and see if your guess is correct?"
"Everyone also wants to see what kind of paintings are hidden here, and which art masters are they from?"
Before he finished speaking, the other people also responded one after another.
Xiao Ran looked at these guys and then nodded slightly.
"Well, like everyone else, I also want to see these hidden paintings."
Klimt "The Kiss"
