"Lao Zhang, Xiao He, come here and take a look. Is this an authentic work by He Yu? I only spent five hundred yuan and found a big one."
He Yu was a well-known painter of the Maritime School in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. He studied under Hu Gongshou and Ren Bonian, and later became a disciple of Zhu Menglu. He was good at painting flowers and birds, with concise brushwork, elegant colors, and vivid and expressive paintings.
But his paintings are not very valuable. The reason is simple: there are too many.
He Yu has been selling paintings for sixty years. There are so many handed down works that the price cannot go up. For example, this painting picked up by Lao Xie is about seven square feet. It has the inscription "Xiangyuan Yiqing" and the seal "He Yu". "Calligraphy and Painting, Studying the North and Longevity" is considered to be He Yu's better work.
But even so, the market price is only a little over 10,000 yuan. Seeing that Lao Xie is happy is not just for this 10,000 yuan.
He Ren naturally wanted to praise him, "Mr.
Lao Xie waved his hand, "I also know that the price is not high, I just like the thrill of picking up leaks."
The treasure friends in the live broadcast room couldn't understand, "This guy doesn't seem to have much money, right? Otherwise, why would he be so happy after picking up a painting worth more than 10,000 yuan?"
In fact, it is not just people with no money who like to pick up leaks. Rich people also like it, and there are many of them.
It's just that people who don't have money want to gain wealth by picking up leaks, while rich people prefer the sense of accomplishment of successfully picking up leaks.
Lao Xie obviously belongs to this kind of person.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so excited because of a painting by He Yu.
He Ren was naturally going to shock Baoyou, "No money? You can take a look at this case. This one belongs to Hainan Huanghuali."
All treasure friends were shocked. Lao Xie’s flat-head case was bigger than Zhang Hanyu’s. Some treasure friends lamented, “This flat-head case can’t cost millions?”
"Strictly speaking, this is a painting case and a type of flat-top case. It's a pity that it's not an avocado, otherwise it would be worth several million."
Zhang Hanyu became curious, "Brother He, how much is this worth?"
"One hundred, two or three hundred thousand."
Lao Xie gave him a thumbs up, "Brother He really has an extraordinary eye. I bought this painting the year before last for 1.25 million."
Now all the treasure friends believe it. I want to buy a table for 1.25 million. Who can do this without money?
Lao Xie's mind was focused on the painting. He had already opened another painting. This one was longer than He Yu's painting just now. He Ren visually measured it to be eight square feet.
He Ren couldn't hold back as soon as he opened it, Xu Beihong?
There is a male lion on the screen. He Ren recognized it at a glance as Xu Beihong's famous work "The Lion". There are four inscriptions on it, which makes it more like it.
Everyone knows the story, after all, he has just been awarded the "Encyclopedia of Calligraphy and Painting".
In 1928, Xu Beihong returned to China after studying in Europe. He was still young and full of patriotic ambitions, so he founded the "Southern Art Academy" in Shanghai, and he personally served as the director of the Fine Arts Department.
Nanjing Central University also hired Xu Beihong as a professor in the art department, so he spent half the month in Nanjing and half the month teaching at CUHK.
"Lion" was painted by Xu Beihong when he was teaching at Nanjing Central University. Influenced by the style of Western painting, it is natural and natural. It can be said to be a masterpiece of Chinese and Western art.
It is said that this painting was given by Xu Beihong to his neighbor Duan Tianjue. The clues can be seen from the inscription above - "In the past, I coached Bai Xia and lived next to Beihong. I occasionally saw this picture of a lion painted with brush strokes, praising his energy and effort. So I gave him as a gift."
The general meaning is that Duan Tianjue saw Xu Beihong painting a lion and said that the painting was very good, so Xu Beihong gave it to him.
As for who got this painting later, He Ren didn't know. It's not in the encyclopedia. After all, it's not a search engine...
“Isn’t this lion too abstract?”
"The Lion King?"
"Xu Beihong? Instead of painting a horse, he painted a lion instead?"
"This is called natural and unrestrained. What is abstraction?" He Ren couldn't help it. "Xu Beihong not only painted horses, but also painted eagles, birds, and portraits. He painted Zhong Kui more than once, and every auction price exceeded Ten million."
"Xu Beihong has painted lions more than once. He painted a male lion standing on a boulder, looking back. The posture contains a kind of tension that is ready to go, and the depiction of the eyes is particularly vivid. That painting captured More than nine million."
"The lion in Mr. Xie's painting is painted with ocher, which is simple and refreshing, with precise structure. The mane is flying in the wind, and the lion's eyes are firm, conveying a kind of resolute strength and vigorous spirit."
The audience in the live broadcast room and Lao Xie were all excited, and Lao Xie was speechless, "Brother He... you, are you saying that this painting is indeed done by Xu Beihong?"
"Huh? I didn't say that."
He Ren looked innocent and everyone was stunned.
Friends who were familiar with He Ren knew that He Ren had started again, and they all complained, "The anchor is almost done, it happens every time."
He Ren laughed and said, "Mr. Xie, this painting is not an authentic work by Xu Beihong. How much did you pay for it?"
"Three hundred thousand."
"Uh..." He Ren was startled, and then said, "Mr. It’s possible for 10,000 yuan, but how can it be bought for 300,000 yuan?”
"Well……"
This time it was Lao Xie's turn to be speechless. He actually understood this truth, but after seeing it, he didn't find anything wrong with it, so he still took the gamble.
But he adjusted quickly, "Brother He, tell me, where is the fake painting?"
"Actually, there aren't many flaws that can be seen just by looking at the surface. This painting uses line modeling, heavy ink, and bold brushwork. It is indeed Xu Beihong's style..."
He Ren also looked at it with his treasure appraisal eye, and it did show the words "The Lion" by Xu Beihong. However, He Ren did not blindly draw conclusions. After all, Xu Beihong's authentic work was far beyond the scope of the primary treasure appraisal eye, so he carefully observed it and found Only when you have discovered the loopholes can you dare to draw a conclusion.
At this time, Baoyou and Lao Xie are all waiting for He Ren's butt.
"But look here."
He Ren pointed at the lion's left front paw. Lao Xie, Zhang Hanyu and Zhang Nuo all moved their heads towards it, and Liu Fei also immediately zoomed in on the camera.
"There's a less obvious seal here."
Everyone took a closer look and found that it was true what He Ren said. There was the word "Kuiba" on the lion's paws. It was impossible to tell without looking carefully.
He Ren smiled and said, "Many clever imitators are also famous painters. They imitate paintings to make a living, but not all of them want to deceive people, so they will use their private seals in inconspicuous places. It’s an anti-counterfeiting sign.”
"Then who is this 'Quiba'?"
He Ren Xiaoxiong spread his hands and said, "That's not clear. After all, it is an imitation of someone else's painting. Generally, it is not privately printed with the real name."
"But Mr. Xie doesn't have to be too sad. With this artist, this painting can still be sold for hundreds of thousands."
Lao Xie sighed and put away the painting silently. He Ren also helped him put away the other painting by He Yu. However, as soon as he got the painting, He Ren felt something was wrong.
Zhang Hanyu noticed something strange about He Ren, "Brother He, what's wrong?"
He Ren murmured, "This painting is a bit thick..."
