In the exhibition hall, Xiao Ran was standing in front of an oil painting, admiring and inspecting McCann's painting.
Behind him and to the left and right, Elaine and Pierre were also looking at the oil painting, and everyone was full of curiosity.
Peggy and Thomas, who were originally admiring other paintings, also came here and looked at the painting on the easel.
After a moment, Thomas suddenly asked curiously:
"Sean, is there anything special about this Fauvist oil painting? Is it possible that there is a stolen art hidden under this oil painting?"
"McCann's painting skills are average, he is just an ordinary amateur painter, but he has a wide range of interests and can master all artistic styles."
"In my opinion, this painting is a very ordinary oil painting, and it seems to be no different from other oil paintings."
Upon hearing this, most people present nodded in agreement.
Only Peggy and Timothy stared at this Fauvist oil painting with their eyes shining brightly.
They had seen the magic performed by Xiao Ran before at McCann's gallery and knew his magic.
In their eyes, there might be another stolen Fauvist oil painting hidden under this Fauvist oil painting!
Xiao Ran turned to look at Thomas, then glanced at the others, and then said with a smile:
"You are right, Thomas, there is indeed a stolen art hidden under this Fauvist oil painting."
"Given McCann's style, this hidden painting is most likely a Fauvist work."
"He used a special pigment to paint a protective film on the surface of the stolen oil painting, and then painted on the protective film to perfectly hide the stolen painting."
"ah!"
Thomas and Pierre exclaimed, and they were all startled.
Even though they had heard about this before, they were still shocked when they heard it confirmed by Xiao Ran himself.
After exclaiming, Falgot immediately asked curiously:
"Sean, can you tell me some of the methods of forgery? This is incredible!"
"And how is this special pigment prepared?"
Xiao Ran looked at him, then smiled and shook his head.
"This method of forgery comes from China at the beginning of the last century. It was invented by a Chinese painter and later learned by that guy McCann."
"As for this special pigment and the special liquid used for cleaning, their formulas cannot be disclosed and must be kept strictly confidential."
"If they are made public, it will definitely have very serious consequences. You will understand if you think about it."
Everyone at the scene was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.
They understand that if this magical method is made public and learned by some art thieves, they will be in big trouble!
In that case, it will be extremely difficult to recover the stolen paintings in the future!
After a few chats, Pierre suddenly said:
"Sean, can you clean up this Fauvist oil painting in front of you so that everyone can open their eyes?"
"Everyone really wants to know which piece of stolen art is hidden under this oil painting."
Xiao Ran looked at his father-in-law's pole, and then nodded.
"Of course, Pierre"
"I also really want to know what the stolen artwork is hidden underneath."
After saying that, Xiao Ran asked Nick and the others to move a table over and place it next to the easel.
Immediately afterwards, he picked up the box at his feet, placed it on the table, and opened it.
The box contains some bottles and cans, as well as other items for cleaning and wiping, such as gloves and towels.
Looking at the bottles and jars filled with potions without any labels, everyone at the scene was full of curiosity.
The next moment, Xiao Ran put on a pair of white gloves, took out a bottle from the box, and gently unscrewed it.
Then he took a white towel and poured a little potion on it.
In the process, he was also explaining.
"This special cleaning potion has only a slight irritating smell and is not toxic at all. You can rest assured."
"Using this potion to wipe the surface of the painting can easily wipe off the special paint on the surface of the painting."
As he spoke, he took a towel and began to gently wipe the surface of this Fauvist oil painting.
With his movements, the paint on the surface of the oil painting was wiped off easily like a layer of dust.
Seeing this scene, Thomas and Pierre immediately opened their eyes and exclaimed.
In their eyes, this scene was so amazing that they had never heard of it before.
Xiao Ran smiled softly and continued to wipe the paint on the surface of the painting.
After a while, a piece of paint in the lower left corner of the painting was wiped clean.
What appeared in front of everyone's eyes was a film-like layer of varnish.
Under that layer of varnish was a patch of yellow-green grass and the roots of a big tree.
The contrasting colors in the painting are exactly the style of Fauvist art.
At this moment, Falgot suddenly said excitedly:
"Oh my God! This is Matisse's "Pastoral". I didn't expect this painting to be hidden here."
"For more than ten years, I have dreamed of finding this stolen painting every day, and today I finally got my wish!"
Following his words, others also recognized the Fauvist painting.
"Yes, this is indeed Matisse's "Pastoral". Regardless of the use of color, composition and painting techniques, it is all in line with Matisse's characteristics!"
"Wow! Today is really an eye-opener. Who would have thought that Matisse's "Pastoral" would be hidden in such an incredible way!"
Just when everyone was exclaiming, Xiao Ran stopped what he was doing and looked at the part of the screen that had just been cleared.
Of course, he was just acting.
After a moment, he smiled and nodded and said:
"Yes, this is indeed "Pastoral" by Matisse, the founder of Fauvism."
“Ten years after it was stolen, this painting has finally been seen again!”
At this point, he suddenly changed the subject.
“I like this painting very much and I intend to keep it in my collection.”
"Falgot, of the five paintings stolen from your museum in 2010, I have found four."
"Only Léger's "Still Life with Chandelier" has not yet been found. I believe that painting will be found soon."
"Among the four paintings I have found, I want Modigliani's "Woman Holding a Fan" and Matisse's "Pastoral""
"Picasso's "Doves and Peas" and Braque's "Olive Trees near Estac" can be left to your museum..."
Before he finished speaking, Falgot was already stunned on the spot.
His bright smile also froze in an instant and froze on his face.
Not only him, but everyone else at the scene was also stunned.
Without exception, everyone was shocked by Xiao Ran's shocking appetite, and everyone was stunned.
Only Elaine, Fang Yufei and the others had excited faces and almost cheered.
You know, these two paintings by Modigliani and Matisse are top-notch works of art worth over 100 million US dollars.
Now that everything is in Xiao Ran's hands, how can they not feel excited!
Before Falgot and the others could react, Xiao Ran started to move again and continued to wipe the paint on the surface of the painting.
In the blink of an eye, another piece of disguised paint was gently wiped off by him.
What then appeared before everyone's eyes was a fair and plump woman's arm propped up on the grass, with a little bare back!
Only then did Falgot and the others wake up.
But Falgot did not immediately refute. He just gritted his molars and stared at Xiao Ran who was busy.
At this moment, he wished he could rush up and beat Xiao Ran up immediately, so as to express the evil in his heart.
But he also knew that it would not help, but would do harm!
They had long known how Xiao Ran dealt with these stolen antiques and artworks.
If you want to get back all the stolen antiques and artworks in your own museum, or get a few more top-quality antiques and artworks, there is only one way.
Just choose to trade and get ripped off!
In a short while, the oil painting on the easel was cleaned!
The Fauvist oil painting by McCann that appeared on the surface has completely disappeared.
Instead, it was the masterpiece "Pastoral" by Matisse, the founder of Fauvism, that was stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 2010.
As this Fauvist masterpiece was fully presented, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Everyone's eyes were focused on this painting, admiring it with concentration and intoxication.
There is no doubt about the authenticity of this painting.
Xiao Ran was the same, standing in front of the easel, pretending to be intoxicated and admiring the painting.
After a moment, he smiled and said:
"Gentlemen, please appreciate and appraise Matisse's "Pastoral" first. I'll go look at other oil paintings."
"Underneath the remaining paintings, there may be more stolen antique artworks hidden"
As he spoke, he walked towards another oil painting placed next to him.
Everyone at the scene who was awakened turned to look at him.
Everyone quickly turned back and continued to appreciate Matisse's "Pastoral", with most people not moving.
Only Elaine, Fang Yufei, and David followed one after another.
Nick and the others picked up the box on the table, then lifted the table and followed.
Xiao Ran came to the painting next to him, pretended to look at it carefully, and then shook his head gently.
“There is no stolen art hidden beneath this painting.”
"This guy McCann is very cunning, he is playing hide and seek with us!"
After saying that, he walked to the side to look at the next painting.
This is a surrealist painting, which shows a group of twisted figures, giving people the feeling of a group of demons dancing around.
Xiao Ran carefully inspected the painting, and then pretended to be excited and said:
"Hey! This surrealist painting is a bit interesting, and McCann has adopted the same forgery technique again!"
"Under this painting, there should be a stolen art piece hidden"
“I just don’t know which painting was stolen and which art master it is?”
Following his words, everyone turned their heads and looked over.
Immediately afterwards, Peggy and Pierre walked towards this side, their eyes shining with excitement.
By the time they arrived, Xiao Ran had already started cleaning up.
In just a few minutes, the lower half of this surrealist painting was cleared.
Just like the previous situation, there is indeed another painting hidden under this surrealist oil painting.
This hidden painting has a bit of surrealism and is mixed with several other different artistic styles. It should be regarded as a mixture of various artistic styles!
Looking at the author's signature in the lower right corner of the painting and the cleaned-up part of the picture, everyone at the scene instantly recognized the stolen oil painting.
"Oh my God! This is Picasso's "Portrait of a Clown". Am I right?"
"Why is this stolen painting here? It's incredible!"
Pierre immediately exclaimed, his eyes full of surprise.
Before he finished speaking, Thomas continued:
"Yes, this is Picasso's "Portrait of a Clown", which was stolen in the Netherlands in 2012."
"Six other top-level works of art were stolen at the same time, including two paintings by Monet, one each by Matisse and Gauguin, and Freud and De Haan."
"I didn't expect that this shocking theft was committed by McCann and the others. Are the other six paintings also here?"
Before he finished speaking, everyone turned to look at the other paintings on the scene.
At this time, everyone's eyes became extremely hot!
Picasso "Portrait of a Clown"
