Chapter 2138 There are still surprises
Ye Tian looked at Yulian, looked at the despair of his soul, then smiled and nodded and said:
"Yes, the style shown in this portrait of the character is indeed strikingly different from the style of the artist Holbein, lacking a bit of brightness and elegance, and it looks a bit dull and rigid.
There are two reasons for this situation. The first is the rise of pervertism. Around 1520, pervertism art began to emerge in Europe, affecting many artists.
The art of perverted art emphasizes the artist's inner experience and personal expression. It has fine paintings, gorgeous surface effects, and many dramatic scenes. It uses asymmetry and turmoil to replace the unified Raphael style.
In Europe at that time, especially in the royal courts of various countries, the art of perverted decorativeism became very popular and highly respected. The fledgling Holbein was inevitably influenced by perverts.
The second reason is the living habits of European aristocrats at that time. The dullness, reserve, and even rigidity of the two characters in this painting are the best portrayal, which is truly reflected in this painting.
Influenced by the decorativeism, Holbein Jr. painted some paintings with obvious decorative style. This one in front of everyone is probably his first work to study decorative art.
In addition to this portrait of the character, Holbein also has several paintings with a distinctly pretentious style, but the style and painting skills shown in those paintings have become much more proficient.
Perhaps it was because he was not very satisfied with this portrait of the character, so Holbein did not leave his personal signature in the lower right corner of the painting like he did in other paintings.
Not only that, Holbein did not leave any information about this portrait of the character, but only left a very hidden signature on the painting, and played a guessing game with later generations.
Because of his approach, this portrait of a person has been unknown for the past few hundred years. Everyone believes that this is just the work of an anonymous painter in the mid-16th century."
Speaking of this, Ye Tian suddenly stopped talking and looked at Yulian.
At this time, Yulian's eyes were blood red, staring at the top artwork in Ye Tian's hand, and his heartache was almost dying.
The rest of the people on the scene were also staring at the painting, and they couldn't bear to blink their eyes, and they were full of envy and even jealousy.
Especially those German guys, their jealous eyes were red, and they wanted to rush forward and snatch the painting and take it for themselves!
Everyone on site, including Yulian, did not have any doubts about the identification conclusion given by Ye Tian.
Since Steven said with certainty that this is a painting by Renaissance art master Holbein Jr., it definitely didn't run away. This must be a priceless top work of art.
After a moment of silence at the scene, a guy from the German Ministry of Culture asked:
"Mr. Steven, since you said this was a painting by Little Holbein, can you be sure it was a work from Little Holbein's period? Who is the noble lady and her daughter in the painting? How valuable is this painting?"
Ye Tian looked at the German guy, then smiled and said aloud:
"As we all know, the life of the Renaissance master Holbein was quite short. He lived for only 46 years old, and his artistic career became even shorter, but he created many outstanding top-notch works of art.
We can basically infer that the roughly date when Holbein created this portrait of this character should have been after he settled in London in 1532.
If you are familiar with one of the famous masterpieces of Holbein, "Ambassadors", and carefully observe and compare these two paintings, you will find some similarities from it, such as the characters are a bit rigid.
However, this painting is more obvious, and the Ambassadors are not very obvious. Another point is that there are many similarities in the background selection of the two paintings, which is not difficult to find.
In view of this, I think this painting was created after Holbein Jr. settled in London, before the famous Ambassadors, we might as well name the Ambassador's Lady and His Daughter.
Given that this is probably the first work of Holbein's decorative style, it indirectly proves that the art of decorative influenced the accurate period of the northern painting world at that time and had very special significance.
Even though this painting does not look very outstanding, it is very different from other works by Holbein Jr. It still has considerable artistic and research value and enjoys a special status in Western art history.
Since people didn't know that this was a work by Little Holbein, they ignored it and improper maintenance caused quite a lot of harm to the painting. Fortunately, it was preserved, which is a blessing in disgrace!
Starting from the above aspects and combining the current antique art market, I estimate the "Ambassin's Lady and His Daughter" by art master Holbein for 40 million euros, which is only low or not high!"
Without surprise, this small gallery was in an instant.
"Wow! I heard it right? Forty million euros is so exaggerated! Who would have thought that such an inconspicuous painting is worth 40 million euros, which is incredible!"
"Steven is so lucky that he easily discovered such a top-notch artwork that is priceless and enough to make everyone crazy. Why is it not my turn to do such a good thing?"
While screaming, everyone stared at the painting in Ye Tian's hand. Everyone's eyes were extremely hot, full of envy and jealousy.
Yulian, who was standing next to him, was on the verge of collapse at this time, his eyes were red and he was almost bleeding. He regretted that he wanted to shoot himself in the head.
At this moment, the guy from the German Ministry of Culture said excitedly and expectantly:
"Mr. Steven, if your identification conclusion is accurate, then there is no doubt that this must be a national treasure of art. I would like to ask, can this top-level art be left in Germany?
The Renaissance master Holbein is one of the most outstanding and greatest artists in German history and the pride of the Germans. Moreover, this painting has a special significance, so we really want to keep it!"
Ye Tian looked at the German guy, then smiled and said aloud:
"We came to Berlin this time to explore the treasures of the Knights Templars. I didn't expect to discover such a priceless work of art. This is a surprising surprise.
I don’t mind leaving this painting in Germany. It depends on whether the top German collectors or major museums can meet the conditions I have offered. Don’t forget, I am a businessman!”
Hearing his words, all the Germans at the scene rolled their eyes and complained in secretly.
As expected, exactly the same as the legendary one, Steven is so greedy that he is extremely greedy, and his pursuit of money and wealth seems to be endless!
No matter which German top collector, which German museum, or anyone else, if you want to win this painting of Holbein, you will definitely be slaughtered and you will not be spared!
Yulian finally woke up, looked at Ye Tian with a hurried voice, and asked in a slightly crying voice:
"Mr. Steven, I would like to ask, did your promise count? Are there any paintings in my gallery that you can admire?"
Ye Tian looked at the poor guy, then nodded slightly, giving this guy a little hope.
"To be honest, Yulian, although your gallery is not big, it has brought me many surprises. I was in a dilemma just now and I don't know which painting to choose to take action!"
Before he finished speaking, the gallery was in full bloom again.
Chapter completed!