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?Although the outside of the vault looks a bit rudimentary, the inside of the door is not simple at all.

The entire vault is located in the middle of the four floors of this building, with about 100 square meters. It is divided into six separate small vaults, and each small vault has a separate code lock.

Only old Mike can enter this vault, and even the painter Robert, who he asked to take charge of the daily work of the gallery, can’t come in. Therefore, after old Mike entered, he put these six small vaults one after another. It's all opened.

All of these small vaults are filled with paintings. Some of these paintings are hung on the wall or on a special easel. A vault can hold about twenty oil paintings.

"Cole, do you know why I put these oil paintings here instead of worrying about it? Because these oil paintings are not famous paintings. Not only were the prices low when they were purchased, but I also thought these words were investment-oriented, so these paintings are on the one hand It is used for collection, and on the other hand, it can be counted as investment." Old Mike pointed to the oil paintings and talked freely.

"Actually I think investing in oil painting is also a very good investment, so I started to experiment and the results looked very good. Here, look at this painting. This is a painting by John Patrick O'Brien. It's him. It was created in 1987. I bought this painting in 1990 and it cost me US$120,000. As a result, O’Brien’s fame has skyrocketed in recent years, and his works are full of "modern romantic realism". It has now begun to be widely collected by many private individuals in the Federation and Europe. If this painting is now sold, the lowest starting price is more than 800,000 U.S. dollars. I met people who like this painting and sold millions of dollars. The price is not unusual. In just six years, my investment has doubled sevenfold. Is this investment a good one?"

Yang Jing nodded, "Mike, what you said is good. In recent years, with the recovery of the federal economy and the rise of the IT industry, a large number of millions, tens of millions and even billionaires have been created. The industry has begun to flourish. Whether it is oil painting or other works of art, it is actually a good investment opportunity."

Old Mike smiled and nodded. The boss' compliment obviously made him very proud.

Of course he would not use these paintings as an investment. Although these paintings were all bought by him, the boss in front of him paid the money. With the owner's wealth, just pulling out his hairs is a hundred times more valuable than the paintings of this house combined.

So these paintings are mainly used for collection.

Although the value of these paintings is not very high, Yang Jing also looks at them with gusto.

He himself is not very proficient in Western painting. There are so many works of modern painters in front of him, which is enough to increase his knowledge of Western painting.

An oil painting of a still life in front of him aroused Yang Jing's interest. He leaned closer to appreciate it, and nodded in satisfaction.

Although this still life oil painting is a bit naive, there is already a hint of mastery in the structure. It is estimated that it is not the work of a certain famous artist when he was young, or a future famous artist who has not yet become famous.

Seeing that Yang Jing was interested in this painting, old Mike approached him, took out his reading glasses and put it on. Then he looked at the painting and said, "This is a federal youth who only came out a few years ago. The painter’s painting is called David Leifer. Although his still life oil paintings are still a bit immature, they are full of charm and have a Rembrandt style. I bought this painting the year before and spent three Ten thousand dollars, but I think if you give Leifer a certain amount of time, he will surely fly into the sky."

Yang Jing agreed with this. Yang Jing could see the charm contained in this painting. As old Mike judged, as long as this young painter can make persistent efforts, then his fame will definitely be a matter of time.

Yang Jing’s judgment is true. If he goes back to the original time and space to check this David Leifer, then he will know that David Leifer has become famous after entering the new century. It is also known as "Modern Rembrandt."

After visiting several small vaults in a row, Yang Jing is still very satisfied with the paintings purchased by old Mike.

As the old Mike just said, there are few famous works of famous artists in these paintings, and most of them are works by painters who are not yet famous, but Yang Jing can see that these paintings have great potential for value-added.

In the last small vault, Yang Jing found a surprise.

"Mike, this is the work of Norman Rockwell? Where did you get it?" Yang Jing was really surprised when he saw the three works in front of him.

"Haha, let you find it. How about it, isn't this a good surprise?" Old Mike asked with a big smile on his face inviting credit.

"It's really a pleasant surprise. I didn't expect you to be able to buy Rockwell's works... Well, let me take a look again, Christ Jesus. Could these three paintings be Rockwell before 1943? work?"

"Bingo! Cole, what you see is correct. These three works were indeed created by Rockwell before 1943. I was lucky enough to see these three works from a friend. I bought it for $2.1 million. Well, it was the transaction that was completed the night before. I called you over today, mainly because I wanted to give you this surprise."

"Mike, this surprise is really big enough. But didn't Rockwell's works before 1943 burn down because his studio was on fire that year? Why are these three works still there?"

Old Mike shook his head and said: "The fire in 1943 did not burn all the works in Rockwell Studio, and a small part of it was rescued. These three paintings survived the fire. Difficult."

Yang Jing shook his head slightly in disbelief, "Two hundred and one million US dollars, three paintings, not expensive, not expensive! Mike, your sale is very cost-effective."

Old Mike also shook his head slightly, "Cole, it's not a good deal. The average painting is close to 700,000 US dollars. The price is not cheap."

Old Mike’s words made Yang Jing immediately realize that he had made a mistake. It is 1996. Rockwell’s paintings are really not very valuable in this era. He just substituted the prices twenty years later. This age.

American modernist Yang Jing is not familiar with many, but Norman Rockwell is one of the few American painters that Yang Jing is familiar with, because when he was in London, he happened to see it once when he was visiting the British Museum. I visited Rockwell’s famous "Three-person Self-Portrait". At that time, Yang Jing was very interested in this painting. After returning, he checked Norman Rockwell's information, so he was very familiar with Rockwell. Paintings.

In 1973, the "Gallup Poll Institute" of the United States once asked such a question about the national survey: "Who do you think is the most outstanding contemporary painter?" As a result, 82% of the interviewees were Norman Rockwell. Regarded as the most outstanding contemporary painter, he is said to be the recorder of the times in the United States.

The American "Excellent Housework Pictorial" once asked Rosalyn Carter, the wife of President Carter of the United States, in an interview: "Which picture do you like best?" Girl". The girl’s bath on the screen touched me deeply. Children sometimes yearn for their adulthood, just like our Amy."

This painter, born in 1894, became an illustrator from the age of 16 until the age of 82. He continued to create throughout his life. He was once hailed as the "Most Popular Artist of the Century" by the New York Times.

Rockwell’s works document the development and changes in the United States in the 20th century: from barefoot boys in the hot summer to astronauts on the moon; from lazy small-town shops to skyscraper offices; from colorful fairy tales Books, to shining TV screens... His works cover not only the two world wars, the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, and the economic depression and racial issues in the United States, but also the previous presidents from Kennedy to Carter. , Movie stars, and boy scouts and other topics. However, Rockwell's favorite theme is the calm and innocent child.

This American painter, who was 13 years younger than Picasso, was considered to be of the same era as Picasso. But compared to the famous Picasso, Rockwell, who was born as an illustrator, was far from being compared with Picasso in any respect. There are even many serious critics or artists who always think that Rockwell is just an "illustrator" and his paintings are only designed for printing, with simple and flat colors.

However, many people who have seen Rockwell's original work say that this is not the case. The originals of his oil paintings have fine colors and varied pens. They said: "You can't see his painting skills from the prints." Since his early years, when he painted, he always stuck a piece of paper on the top of the canvas with "100%" as a reminder to himself. All paintings must be put on with 100% energy.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this seriousness and hard work that Rockwell has become "the most popular artist of the century in America."

In fact, Rockwell's works will not explode until after the new century. Before the new century, except for a few limited works, the value of other works is not very high.

However, in the new century, especially in the second decade of the new century, the value of Norman Rockwell's works has skyrocketed.

On December 4, 2013, at a special auction of American art held at Sotheby’s in New York, Rockwell’s work "Prayers" created in 1951 was estimated at US$5 to 20 million. It can be bought on site. The fierce competition between the home and the house eventually sold for an incredible 46 million U.S. dollars, setting the latest record for Rockwell's works at auction at that time.

In this "Pray", the little boy with the back of his head and his neatly dressed grandmother in the painting bow their heads to pray to God for the food on the table in a dilapidated restaurant next to the train station. Two silly young men at the table with them, one with a cigarette **** between his fingers and the other with a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, looked at them eagerly.

In this auction, another 1948 painting by Rockwell, "Spreading Rumors," also called "Gossipers", was auctioned off at the finale. In the end, this painting was sold for eight thousand five hundred. The sky-high price of ten thousand dollars! Then it directly broke the record just set in the "Prayer".

The painting "Spreading Rumors" was brewed by Rockwell for thirteen years. He had painted on this subject before. The 1948 version started with only two gossips, and later increased to ten, and finally developed into a vivid painting composed of fifteen different characters. According to Rockwell, these people in the painting are all his neighbors in Arlington. He also put himself and his wife Mary in. UU read www.uukānshu.com to avoid anyone suspecting that he insulted the neighbors, but there were still some very serious people. angry. He himself is the subject of the conversation. In the lower right corner of the work, he confronts the initiator of these rumors.

In addition, Rockwell's "Walking to the Church" created in 1952 was sold for 33 million U.S. dollars, and his other "Leaving Home" was sold for 15.4 million U.S. dollars. .

But in any case, these works with more than eight figures were all the works of Rockwell after his studio caught fire. The previous works have never appeared on the market.

And now, there are three works created by Rockwell before 1943. This surprise is really unexpected!

PS: I would like to bow to thank the "Gentle Knife" for the reward of 100.

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