After confirming the origin of "Portrait of Pauline Bonaparte", Xiao Ran began to pretend to study the realistic landscape painting seriously, and used a magnifying glass to carefully observe every inch.
In the process, he pointed out several places that fit the characteristics of Courbet's painting style to support his conclusion.
Neither Elaine nor Lucian had any doubts about the identification conclusion he gave.
After a while, Xiao Ran found the most powerful evidence in this painting.
Those are a few French abbreviations hidden in the grass, which are the author's signatures of Courbet, the founder of realism.
The discovery of the author's signature completely confirmed the origin of this painting, leaving no doubt whatsoever.
The moment they saw the author's signature through the magnifying glass, Elaine and the others immediately cheered, and they were all excited.
Lucian's face was full of frustration, he was almost dead with regret, and he kept mumbling to himself in self-blame.
Seeing his appearance, Xiao Ran was really afraid that something would happen to this guy, such as being angry, having a cerebral hemorrhage or something.
He had no choice but to say a few words of comfort to avoid any accidents.
"Actually, you don't have to be sad, Lucian. It's normal for someone to miss you in an antique shop."
"As long as there are antique shops, how many people have never looked at it? It's just your turn this time! Look around!"
"Besides, it's a good thing that I discovered the true provenance and value of these two paintings, lest they be completely buried!"
"The discovery of these two paintings will definitely cause a sensation in the art world, and your antique shop will also become famous and spread throughout the entire antique shop!"
Hearing this, Lucien couldn't help but pause.
Immediately afterwards, this guy said angrily:
"You're right, Sean. As long as you open an antique store, everyone will get punched in the eye sometimes, and it's normal to be picked up. I can accept it all!"
"But why is it always you who picks up the leaks, and the unlucky guy like me who gets picked up? This is so unfair!"
"My antique shop will indeed become famous because of the discovery of these two paintings, but I would rather remain unknown than become famous and become a joke in the industry!"
Having said that, Lucian's mood became much better.
He has been in the antique shop for decades, and his mental endurance is still very good, and he quickly adjusted his mood.
Listening to his words, Elaine and David both snickered secretly and nodded in unison.
Seeing that Lucien's mood had improved, Xiao Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After chatting for a while, he asked for three painting bags from Lucian and prepared to leave with these three oil paintings.
Lucien naturally would not refuse and immediately brought three painting bags over.
While handing three painting bags to Xiao Ran, the guy also asked curiously:
"Sean, how much do you value this landscape painting by Courbet? Can you tell me?"
“One more thing, will you restore Jacques David’s Portrait of Pauline to its original appearance? Or will it remain in its current state?”
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, then at the two oil paintings on the shelf, thought for a moment, and then gave the answer.
"As the founder of the realist school of painting, Courbet's works have always been highly praised, and the auction prices remain high. Every time a piece appears, it will be snapped up by countless collectors!"
"This painting is another work from Courbet's peak period. In view of this, I value this painting at about US$80 million."
"As for Jacques David's "Portrait of Paulina", it must remain in its current state, so that it can become a good story and legend in the history of Western art!"
Hearing these words, Lucian's eyes turned red again.
He took a deep breath, then nodded and said:
"Eighty million US dollars, what an astonishing valuation, but I sold this painting for 250,000 euros. What a blind eye!"
"Not to mention "Portrait of Paulina", this eye-opening is enough to make me remember it for a lifetime!"
"I agree with your approach to the Portrait of Paulina. It would be best to leave the painting in its current state..."
After chatting for a while, Xiao Ran put the three paintings into his painting bag and left Lucian's antique shop with these treasures!
Lucien endured the pain and sent them out of the antique store.
Immediately afterwards, this guy closed the door of the antique store, hung up the notice saying it was closed, and hid in the store to cry and lick his wounds alone!
Seeing Xiao Ran and the others finally coming out of the antique store with three more painting bags in their hands, the guys guarding outside immediately became excited, and a commotion immediately broke out on the scene.
Especially the many media reporters who are looking forward to the headlines are extremely excited.
As soon as Xiao Ran and the others walked out of the antique store, these guys started asking questions loudly.
"Good morning, Sean, I am a reporter from France Television Station and I am very happy to interview you."
"Obviously, you found something in this antique shop. Can you tell us about your discovery? Everyone wants to know about it."
A beautiful reporter in her thirties asked loudly.
Following her question, everyone at the scene looked at the painting bags in Xiao Ran's hands, and everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.
Xiao Ran looked at the beautiful reporter, then smiled and said in French:
"There's nothing I can't say. Since everyone is interested, let me introduce what I found in this antique shop."
"In this antique store, I bought three oil paintings. They are all very good works of art. I like them very much."
"One of the oil paintings is "Landscape of Montmartre" by Utrillo, the son of Paris. I plan to collect it myself."
"The other two paintings are unexpected surprises. One is "Summer in Bordeaux" by Courbet, the founder of realism."
"Another romantic painting that is very strange is the Portrait of Paulina, Napoleon's favorite sister."
"What makes this painting so peculiar is that it was originally a neoclassical work, created by the master of neoclassicism Jacques David"
"Later, in order to protect and hide this painting, the Romantic Lion Delacroix made a second creation on this painting, changing the artistic style of the original painting."
"On this painting, we found the author's signature of Jacques David, and then we found a passage from Delacroix paying tribute to Jacques David, both of which are very hidden."
"This painting can be seen as a perfect collaboration between two art masters across time and space. It is unique in the history of Western art and will definitely cause a sensation in the Western art world."
In order to attract all attention to himself, so that his subordinates can do their work.
Only Xiao Ran would do this and tell him what he had just discovered without any concealment.
As for the effect, do you even need to ask?
Before he could even finish his words, the scene was completely boiling.
"Oh my God! This lucky guy actually discovered two top-notch works of art at once. It's incredible!"
"Did I hear you correctly? Jacques David and Delacroix collaborated across time and space. They teamed up to create "Portrait of Paulina" using two artistic expression techniques. Is this a myth or reality?"
"Wow! If what Sean said is true, then this "Portrait of Paulina" is definitely a national treasure-level work of art and will definitely cause a sensation in the entire Western art world."
People were talking about it, and everyone was very excited.
While discussing, everyone was staring at the three painting bags in Xiao Ran's hands.
Many people were curious and their eyes were extremely hot.
But there are also many people who have greed in their eyes and even a little bit of madness.
Seeing that everyone's emotions have been aroused, their attention has been successfully attracted.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then walked towards another antique shop diagonally opposite.
As soon as he took a step, someone in the crowd asked loudly:
"Sean, can you tell me what the estimated value of these two paintings is? It must be very amazing, right?"
Xiao Ran looked at the guy, then smiled and said:
“For works of art of this level, the high market value is no longer important. We should pay more attention to its artistic value and research value.”
"If you have to use money to measure it, what I can tell you is that their value is calculated in hundreds of millions of dollars."
After saying that, he walked straight to the antique store opposite and stopped answering any questions.
The crowd at the scene, the entire Byron Market, and even the entire Saint-Ouan Market, instantly exploded.
"The Oath of the Brothers Horatio" by Jacques David
