Underground shelter, in the modern and contemporary art exhibition room.
Timothy discovered another piece of antique art stolen from his own museum and was looking at it excitedly.
The rest of the group had spread out, admiring in ecstasy the many stolen antiques and art hidden here.
Elaine and the rest of the guys on the ground were watching these valuable treasures on a big-screen TV through high-definition video.
In the process, we made some new discoveries.
Especially the French guys like Pierre discovered several pieces of antique art stolen from major museums in France. Everyone was very excited!
This situation is completely normal and not surprising at all!
France is the birthplace of many modern and contemporary art schools. There are many museums and collectors in France, which collect countless top-notch antiques of various art schools.
Art thieves from all over the world naturally target France, which has become the hardest hit area for antique art thefts!
The same thing happened to Italy, the birthplace of the Renaissance.
While everyone was enjoying these top-notch works of art, Xiao Ran suddenly smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, time is limited. You can go to the next room to visit."
"There are several rooms at the back, and each room hides many top-notch antiques and artworks, which are no worse than the ones in this room."
"When we bring these stolen antiques to the ground and transport them to the art museum, it won't be too late for everyone to appreciate them!"
"By then, there will be plenty of time, and everyone can enjoy it all night long."
Following his words, everyone who was deeply attracted by the stolen antique artworks suddenly woke up.
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter and everyone nodded.
Afterwards, everyone walked out of this room one after another, preparing to go to the next room to check the situation.
When passing by Xiao Ran, Peggy suddenly sighed.
"These two guys Miles and McCann are so crazy, they've stolen God knows how many paintings!"
"Not to mention, the paintings in this room alone are enough to support a medium-sized modern art museum!"
Hearing this, the others nodded in sympathy.
Xiao Ran also nodded, and then said jokingly:
"I believe everyone has heard this saying, famous paintings will always be stolen!"
"Art thieves like Miles and McCann will continue to appear in the future!"
"What everyone has to do is to protect themselves as much as possible and not give these art thieves a chance to succeed!"
After the words fell, everyone paused, and then nodded in unison.
They all have a very deep understanding of these words.
While talking, everyone had walked out of this room and arrived at the door of the second room diagonally opposite.
On the wall to the left of the door of this room, there are also several oil paintings hanging at different heights, with different artistic styles.
When everyone was in the hall before, they looked out and saw these oil paintings.
Seeing it again at this time, I was still very excited, so I stopped and admired it.
Xiao Ran smiled softly and immediately began to introduce.
"The oil paintings in front of you have different artistic styles, including Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Barbizonism, Fauvism, etc."
“They were created by the Impressionist Sisley, the Post-Impressionist Gauguin, the Fauvist Vlaminck, and the Barbizonist Corot and other art masters.”
"Every painting here is a rare top-notch work of art, and every painting is valuable!"
"The stolen antique artworks stored in this room are basically works from the major Western art schools from the mid-19th to the early 20th century."
“The largest number of them are works by the Impressionists and the Barbizon School, so I call this room the Impressionist and Barbizon School Art Exhibition Room.”
"Personally, I prefer the stolen antique art stored in this room, especially the numerous paintings, each of which I would like to keep for myself"
Not surprisingly, his words directly detonated the scene, and also detonated the area in front of the large-screen TV on the ground.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone started exclaiming.
"Oh my God! What kind of room is this? How many top-notch works of art are hidden in it? It's incredible!"
"Wow! Is it possible that the situation in this room is really as Sean said? The stolen art stored in it covers the most important art schools of the late nineteenth century?"
Compared to the others, Pierre and the others were more excited.
"Oh God! The Post-Impressionist painting hanging at the door is "Tahiti Sunset" that Gauguin created while traveling in Tahiti. It was previously collected in a museum in Marseille!"
"And that Corot work, "Fontainebleau after the Snow", has been circulating in the hands of private collectors in France. When was it stolen? Why is there no news at all?"
Several French guys exclaimed and danced excitedly.
Immediately afterwards, Falgot suddenly approached Pierre and whispered to him:
"Pierre, these paintings are so important. As long as there are stolen antiques flowing out of France, we must find a way to get them and bring them back to Paris!"
"This guy Sean is in a relationship with Elaine, and the relationship is very good!"
"You can come forward and talk to this guy. In that case, your chances of success will be much greater!"
Pierre turned to look at his old friend, but did not respond immediately.
After thinking for a moment, he whispered:
"Fargot, you'd better not have too much hope, otherwise the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!"
"It's okay to say that the stolen antiques and artworks have names and names, but it may be difficult to get back the stolen artworks without owners, such as this painting by Corot."
"Based on what I know about Sean, this guy likes Barbizon and Impressionist works of art. As long as he finds them, he usually collects them himself!"
"And this guy is very shrewd. It's almost impossible to take advantage of him!"
Hearing this, Elaine, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but smile.
At this time, Xiao Ran and the others were still standing at the door of the second room, admiring the paintings hanging on the wall at the door intoxicated.
Looking at these top-notch stolen works of art, whether it was Peggy and Timothy or Frank and Scott, their eyes were a little red.
The stolen art came from Europe, not the Philadelphia Museum of Art or the Gardner Museum.
However, both Peggy and Timothy wanted to take these oil paintings off the wall, take them directly for themselves, and display them in their own museum!
As for Frank and Scott, they were impressed by the market value of these top-notch works of art.
Behind these top-notch oil paintings, they saw high rewards and even more money!
After admiring it for a moment, Xiao Ran interrupted everyone.
"Gentlemen, you can enter the exhibition room of Impressionism and Barbizon School."
"In this exhibition room, there are more stolen antique works of art, which will definitely open your eyes!"
Following his words, Frank and Peggy both woke up.
Immediately afterwards, everyone was ready to enter the second room.
At this moment, Scott suddenly asked curiously:
"Sean, do you know where the paintings at the door come from? What is their market value?"
Xiao Ran turned to look at the guy with red eyes, and then smiled and gave the answer.
"Some of the oil paintings hanging on the wall at the door are antique works of art that were stolen from the museum. The owner has already called the police."
"It's not clear where some of them come from. They may be classified as stolen art without owners."
"As for their market value, they range from high to low, ranging from a few million dollars to over ten million dollars or even hundreds of millions of dollars!"
"For example, the post-impressionist master Gauguin's "Tahiti Sunset" was created in the same year as his other famous painting, "When Will You Marry"?
"In 2015, Gauguin's "When Will You Marry" sold for a whopping US$300 million, setting a record for the highest auction price for a Gauguin work!"
"Using this auction price as a reference, the market value of this "Tahiti Sunset" should be more than 150 million US dollars."
After saying that, Xiao Ran turned around and walked into the second room.
Peggy and Timothy paused, then followed.
However, Frank and Scott, as well as the Philadelphia senior lawyer and the head of the FBI Art Crime Team, were all stunned on the spot!
These guys' eyes were wide open, full of madness, and their eyeballs were about to explode with shock!
Needless to say, they were stunned by the valuation of "Tahiti Sunset."
Peggy and Timothy, who understand the market conditions, behave relatively calmly.
Not only Frank and the others, Nick and the others standing at the entrance of the corridor, as well as everyone on the ground standing in front of the big screen TV, were also shocked and stunned!
"Oh my God! Am I hallucinating? This painting "Tahiti Sunset" is actually worth more than 150 million US dollars?"
"Oh my God! The value of these top-notch works of art is so scary, no wonder people are crazy about them!"
Frank and the others murmured to themselves.
There was a crazy light in their eyes, staring at the oil painting hanging on the wall, their eyes so red that they were almost bleeding!
At this moment, Xiao Ran's voice suddenly came from the room.
"Gentlemen, don't be shocked by the value of that Tahiti Sunset!"
“In this underground shelter, there are also some more expensive and rare top antique artworks.”
"As you have seen before, Picasso's "Pigeon and Pea", Modigliani's "Woman Holding a Fan", and several other paintings are worth more than 100 million US dollars."
"And in this room, there are also several top-notch works of art worth over 100 million US dollars..."
Following his words, Frank and the others woke up.
Before Xiao Ran could finish his words, these guys had already hurriedly walked into the second room.
As soon as they entered, they saw Peggy and Timothy who were stunned and trembling slightly with excitement.
The two guys stared closely at the paintings in front of them, trembling and muttering to themselves:
"Monet's "Water Lilies", Van Gogh's "Sunflowers", Cézanne's "The Card Players", Rousseau's "Gypsy Girl by the River", and Matisse's "Girl in the Window""
"Oh God! Where am I? I haven't walked into heaven, right? Heaven may not be so beautiful!"
Not only Peggy and Timothy, but also Pierre, Falgot and others on the ground behaved the same way!
Everyone was completely shocked by the scene in this room, and they were all crazy!
Suddenly, Xiao Ran's proud voice came out.
"Yes, gentlemen, this is a heavenly room, a paradise of art!"
Post-Impressionist master Gauguin's "When Will You Get Married"
