This room contains less stolen antique art than the first room.
However, every piece of stolen antique art here is a masterpiece and a top-notch item of great value.
More importantly, Xiao Ran prefers the antique artworks in this room and wants to keep these treasures as his own.
As he said before, works from all major Western art schools from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century are stored here.
There are Barbizon School, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Symbolism, etc., all of which are dazzling to see.
In the middle of the wall facing the door of the room hangs a blue "Water Lilies", which is an outstanding work by Monet, the standard bearer of Impressionism.
This is one of the most famous Impressionist paintings and, to a certain extent, one of the symbols of Impressionist art.
On both sides of this "Water Lilies", as well as above and below, are several Impressionist paintings.
They are from the hands of several other Impressionist art masters and are all top-notch works of art.
These include works by Renoir, Pissarro, Manet, Degas and other Impressionist masters.
In addition to the paintings on the walls, there are also some Impressionist paintings standing on the floor, one on top of another, standing against the wall.
Although those paintings stand on the floor, they are also top-notch works of art, and each one is worth a lot of money.
The adjacent wall on the right is the display wall of the Barbizon School.
On this wall hang six works of the Barbizon School.
There are many paintings standing on the floor, also from the Barbizon School.
These paintings include works by Rousseau, Corot, Millet, Daubigny and other art masters.
The most eye-catching one is a painting by Rousseau.
This oil painting is so large that it takes up almost half of the wall.
What is depicted in the painting is the summer scenery of the Fontainebleau forest on the outskirts of Paris.
Among the green trees, there is a small village, which is Barbizon Village.
Rousseau was the leader of the Barbizon School and the most sensitive and brilliant representative of the Barbizon School.
This landscape oil painting of his depicts the scenery near the village of Barbizon, so one can imagine its importance!
The paintings hanging on the wall on the left side of the room, as well as the many paintings standing against the wall, are of mixed styles and genres.
The most eye-catching ones are the two post-impressionist masterpieces hanging on the walls.
They are one of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" series of paintings and one of Cézanne's "Card Players" series of paintings.
These two art masters plus Gauguin are known as the three mountains of Post-Impressionism.
Relatively speaking, Cézanne and Van Gogh are even more famous.
In addition to these two post-Impressionist masterpieces, a painting by Fauvist master Matisse is also very conspicuous.
Additionally, there are a few other masters of the art in action here.
They belong to different art schools such as Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, and Symbolism.
On the half wall next to the door, there are several Neo-Impressionist works hanging, the smallest number.
The most valuable among them is a painting by the Neo-Impressionist master Seurat.
Looking at the situation in this room, both Frank and Peggy at the scene, and Elaine and Pierre in front of the big screen TV on the floor, were all shocked and stunned.
After a long time, everyone just woke up.
Immediately afterwards, pots exploded on the ground and underground at the same time.
"Oh my God! This is indeed paradise, the paradise of Western painting art!"
“It is simply unimaginable that so many top-notch works of art are hidden in such a room deep underground.”
“These top-level works of art include all the most important art schools in France in the second half of the 19th century. It’s incredible!”
Everyone exclaimed, and everyone danced excitedly.
Looking at the performance of everyone present, Xiao Ran couldn't help but chuckle.
The next moment, he smiled and said:
“From the late eighteenth century until World War II, France was the artistic center of the Western world.”
"At that time, almost all major art schools in the West were born in France, especially Paris, which also gathered countless top artists."
"Because of this, almost all of the stolen antique artworks we saw in this room came from France..."
After listening to his words, everyone nodded.
After saying a few more words, Xiao Ran suddenly looked at Peggy and said to this guy:
"Peggy, the paintings of Manet and Degas that were stolen from the Gardner Museum are in this room."
"They are placed in front of the opposite wall, behind other paintings. You can go over and take a look."
As he spoke, he pointed to the paintings standing in front of the opposite wall.
Before she finished speaking, Peggy cheered.
"All those Impressionist paintings that were stolen from our museum are here? That's great!"
"After 30 years, we finally found these stolen works of art"
With that said, he walked quickly towards the opposite wall, obviously impatient.
Xiao Ran smiled and then continued:
"Gentlemen, everyone is free to visit, but you must hurry up."
"Everyone must be careful not to touch these stolen antiques without gloves."
"Understood, Sean, we will be careful."
Everyone responded in unison.
Afterwards, everyone spread out and began to visit on their own.
Xiao Ran glanced at the scene and then walked towards the opposite wall.
In a moment, he had arrived in front of the wall, then stopped and looked at several paintings hanging on the wall.
Among the many art schools in the West, he preferred Barbizonism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism.
The paintings in front of him were all made by impressionist art masters, and he wanted to take each one into his pocket and make it his own.
But he also understood that this was unlikely!
In his eyes, these Impressionist paintings are rare treasures.
And in the eyes of those looted museums and collectors, so is it!
Especially the works of art masters such as Monet and Manet, Cézanne and Van Gogh, as well as Rousseau and Millet.
They are even the treasures of some museums and the treasures at the bottom of the boxes of some stolen collectors.
For example, Monet's blue "Water Lilies", Rousseau's "Barbizon Landscape", Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" and Cézanne's "The Card Players", etc.
These paintings are considered treasures in any top museum.
Just when Xiao Ran was admiring the blue "Water Lily" in front of him, Frank suddenly came over.
Coming closer, this guy asked curiously:
"Sean, where was this blue "Water Lilies" by Monet originally stored?"
"I have seen several of Monet's water lily series paintings before, but never this one."
"One more thing, how much is Monet's blue "Water Lilies" worth? It must be amazing, right?"
Xiao Ran turned to look at him, pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile:
"Monet painted more than 180 "Water Lilies" in total, and this blue "Water Lilies" is just one of them."
“This is the first time I have seen this painting, and I don’t know where it was stored before.”
"But I am certain that this is indeed a work by the Impressionist master Monet, and it is a masterpiece of the "Water Lilies" series."
"As for the valuation of this blue "Water Lily", because there are so many paintings in the "Water Lily" series, it has affected the market value to some extent."
"I value this blue "Water Lily" at around US$50 million, but its artistic value is even higher."
Not surprisingly, this valuation caused another commotion as soon as it was released.
Frank froze on the spot, and his eyes instantly turned redder.
Xiao Ran looked at this greedy guy and continued:
"The same thing applies to paintings like Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" and Cézanne's "The Card Players."
""Sunflowers" and "Card Players" are both series of paintings, but the number is smaller, 7 and 5 respectively."
"Because of this, the market value of "Sunflowers" and "The Card Players" is higher than that of the "Water Lilies" series of paintings."
Following his introduction, Frank and the others turned to look at "Sunflowers" and "The Card Players".
You can see that this guy's eyes are getting redder and redder, and he looks a bit scary!
Next to him, Scott, the head of the FBI Art Crime Team, and others behaved the same way.
At this moment, Peggy suddenly said excitedly:
"I finally found it. Those stolen paintings by Manet and Degas are really here. It's a miracle!"
"What is hateful is that these two bastards Miles and McCann still caused some damage to these paintings when they cut them out of the frame. Fortunately, it was not serious."
Hearing this, everyone looked towards where Peggy was.
At this time, Peggy, wearing a pair of white gloves, had found the Impressionist paintings that had been stolen from her museum and was admiring them excitedly.
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, then at the impressionist paintings, and then joked:
"Peggy, one thing I want to make clear is that I am the one who found these stolen works of art, not you."
"One more important thing is, don't forget the agreement we signed!"
"ah!"
Peggy exclaimed and froze on the spot.
It was only then that he seemed to remember.
These Impressionist oil paintings no longer belong to the Gardner Museum, but to Xiao Ran!
Immediately afterwards, he showed an expression of great regret and pain.
His reaction made some uninformed people feel very surprised and confused.
However, neither Xiao Ran nor Peggy gave much explanation.
Frank and Timothy, who knew the situation, didn't say much.
But they also feel bad for the Page and Gardner museums.
You know, these are six or seven top-notch antique works of art!
Who wouldn't feel bad if Xiao Ran was swept away like this?
After a few chats, Elaine's voice suddenly came from the intercom.
"My dear, Falgot told me some information about the blue Water Lilies"
"This blue "Water Lilies" by Monet was last seen at a small auction in Monaco in 1985."
"The painting was snapped up by an anonymous buyer and then disappeared from view, never to be seen again."
"Unexpectedly, it fell into the hands of two art thieves, Miles and McCann, and was hidden here."
"What's even more surprising is that there is no record of the theft of this "Water Lily", which means that the owner did not report the crime."
"Based on this situation, it is speculated that there may be some secrets hidden behind this "Water Lily", such as the identity of the owner, etc."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran suddenly laughed.
The next moment, he picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"I don't care who the owner is, and I'm not interested in knowing his secret. I only care about this blue "Water Lilies""
"Based on what you found, this blue "Water Lily" is a stolen work of art without an owner, so this painting belongs to me!"
"brush!"
Everyone looked at him with envy and jealousy!
Monet's "Blue Water Lilies"
