The stall owner turned his head to look at the painting, pondered for a moment, and then began to introduce it.
"Mr. Shawn, this is a realistic landscape painting. It depicts the beautiful scenery near Barbizon."
"Judging from the painting style and painting techniques of this painting, it is very similar to the work of the peasant painter Miller, but it is a pity that this painting does not have the author's signature."
"You are the top appraisal expert and treasure hunter. What do you think of this painting?"
Following this guy's introduction, everyone looked at the oil painting carefully, and then turned to look at Xiao Ran.
I heard that this oil painting might be the work of the peasant painter Miller. Many people's eyes suddenly lit up and they were eager to try it.
The peasant painter Millet is the French's favorite painter and has a very high status in the history of French art.
Many paintings by Millet are French national treasures of art, such as the famous "Vespers".
Although everyone was eager to try, no one dared to jump out and stop him halfway!
The reason is very simple. Someone did this two days ago, but in the end, he was tricked by this guy Sean, and he almost lost his underwear!
The two idiots who teamed up to buy the so-called Willem de Kooning painting have now become the laughing stock of everyone and are laughed at by countless people.
With those two idiots as a warning, who would dare to jump out and cut him off halfway, unless he is tired of living!
Xiao Ran did not respond immediately, but pretended to look at the painting seriously again, and then shook his head.
"Yes, this painting is indeed a bit like the work of the Barbizon School, and the style of painting is a bit like the peasant painter Millet."
"Because of this, I paid attention to this oil painting and found it interesting."
"But to say that this oil painting is the work of Miller, I dare not agree. There is still a big gap between the two!"
Upon hearing this, a look of disappointment immediately flashed in the street stall owner's eyes.
Others at the scene behaved the same way.
Whether it is street stall owners or people watching the excitement, everyone actually wants to see an exciting miracle, and they all want to see with their own eyes the work of the peasant painter Miller being discovered!
Of course, it would be perfect if the person who discovered Miller's painting was himself and the person who took the painting was also himself!
But it is a pity that such a good thing can only be dreamed of, but it cannot happen in reality!
Next, Xiao Ran glanced at the painting twice more, and then turned his attention to other things on the stall.
Although there were some antiques and artworks on this stall, they were not enough to impress him, and they were not worth selling!
After taking a quick look at the things on the stall, he took Elaine and the others away and walked to the next stall next to them.
As soon as he left, a middle-aged man in his forties immediately came forward and began to ask the stall owner about the price of the Barbizon-style oil painting.
Obviously, someone listened to what Xiao Ran said just now and took it to heart!
For ordinary people, as long as they don't have the mentality of getting rich overnight, it is a good choice to buy the painting at a relatively low price to collect it or put it as a decoration at home!
The stall owner and the savvy buyer quickly reached an agreement and completed the transaction.
Although Xiao Ran saw this scene, he didn't take it seriously and just laughed it off!
In a short time, the group of them had walked past four or five street stalls and entered an antique shop for a walk.
But Xiao Ran didn't make any surprising discoveries, so he never took action.
While they were talking, they came to the door of a small gallery.
This gallery mainly sells oil paintings of various artistic styles, as well as some antique frames, which are decorated with an artistic atmosphere.
More importantly, there is an eye-catching notice board at the entrance of this small gallery.
The sign clearly stated that our store does not accept non-professionals.
Seeing this prompt, Xiao Ran and Yi Lian immediately looked at each other and smiled.
"Dear, we should be considered professionals, right? We must be qualified to enter this gallery."
Xiao Ran said jokingly.
Hearing this, everyone at the scene laughed.
Then, Elaine smiled and nodded.
"Of course, if you are not a professional, there are probably not many people in the world who are qualified to enter this gallery!"
“In antique art markets such as Saint-Ouan and Montmartre, there are many highly professional antique shops and galleries, which often only accept professionals!”
"Most of the owners of these antique shops and galleries are experts in the industry and are even slightly famous..."
Just as Elaine was introducing the situation, the owner of this small gallery quickly walked out of the gallery.
As he approached, the guy immediately greeted him politely.
Even though there was a hint of worry in his eyes, he still had to maintain his composure.
"Good morning, Mr. Sean, I am Lucian, the owner of this gallery"
"Nice to meet you. You are very welcome to visit my gallery."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, saying hello to the other party.
"Good morning, Mr. Lucian, nice to meet you too"
"This gallery of yours looks very artistic. I wonder if we can go in and visit it?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the notice board at the entrance of the gallery.
Lucian's old face couldn't help but blush, and he nodded quickly.
"Of course it's no problem, Mr. Sean, of course you can come in and visit."
"You can completely ignore this sign. It's aimed at outsiders. It's ridiculous!"
After saying that, the guy made an invitation gesture and invited Xiao Ran and Yi Lian to come in and visit.
Xiao Ran did not go in immediately, but raised his eyes and looked inside the gallery.
The gallery is not large, and there are a lot of things displayed in it. There is not much open space, so it seems quite crowded.
Seeing this situation, Xiao Ran immediately told everyone around him to take only Elaine and David in, and the rest were waiting outside.
As for the reporters who followed and the people watching the excitement, they could only stay outside.
In fact, a sign posted at the entrance of a gallery can stop most people.
After entering the gallery, Xiao Ran quickly glanced at the overall situation of the gallery, and then began to admire the paintings hanging on the walls or standing on the ground.
As advertised by the gallery owner, the professionalism of this gallery is indeed very high, and it is not comparable to that of ordinary antique shops!
The paintings displayed here cover works from the seventeenth century to modern times and almost all major Western art schools. There is a dazzling array of paintings!
And most of these paintings are authentic, with only a few imitations and fakes!
However, the painters who created these oil paintings are not famous masters in the history of Western art. Many of them are unknown and have long been lost in the long river of history.
There are only a few creators of works who are somewhat famous, but the value of their works is not much higher!
The works of these painters cost no more than ten or two hundred thousand euros at most.
In Xiao Ran's eyes, a work of art of this level could not impress him at all, and he could not even arouse the desire to take action.
It didn't take long for him to look at all the paintings on display.
Then, he paused for a moment, then smiled and said to the gallery owner:
"Lucian, your gallery won't only have these paintings, right?"
"If that's the case, I'm a little sorry for the sign posted at the door!"
"I believe that you must have better paintings in your hands, but they are just not displayed, such as the treasure of the store."
"Can you take out those paintings and open my eyes?"
Before he finished speaking, Lucien's old face suddenly turned red, somewhat embarrassed.
Xiao Ran's words spoke exactly what was on his mind.
He had received a message from Secretary Carlin before, asking him to hide all possible good things to avoid being picked up by Xiao Ran!
He also did as he was told and hid several paintings, but now Xiao Ran revealed it!
As a professional in the antique shop, this kind of behavior of showing weakness without meeting someone is really shameful!
If word of this gets out, then don’t hang out in the antique shop anymore!
Because of this, even though he knew that Xiao Ran was using a method to provoke the general, Lucian could only take the move bravely!
After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said:
"That's right, Sean, I do have a few paintings in my hand that are not on display!"
"Since you want to see it, I can show it to you."
"I can't determine the origin of two of the paintings, so I can ask you for advice!"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran suddenly chuckled.
It seems that people in the French antique shop are more respectable, and not all of them are like Carlin!
