Treasure Hunt all over the World

What surprised Ye Tian was an oil painting hanging in the lounge.

This is a landscape oil painting on canvas, the size is not large, about 40*50. It is installed in a rural-style picture frame and hung quietly on the wall on the north side of the lounge.

Consistent with the style of the frame, what the painter expresses in this painting is a quiet, beautiful, and full of idyllic pastoral scenery, which is the purest local flavor!

The background of the picture is a riverside jungle, and a naked goose girl is sitting on the grass by the river, and is about to take a bath in the water.

She put her left foot into the river, as if to test the temperature of the river water, cautiously, her hands propped up on the grass behind her, her right leg bowed, her head lowered, her eyes staring at the river water, her expression very focused.

Under the painter's delicate brushstrokes, the girl's body is shown to be plump and firm, youthful and healthy, and the dense jungle by the river sets off the graceful curves of the girl's body.

In the distance on the river is a group of white geese, either fluttering their wings, singing, or cruising happily in the clear river water, adding a lot of vitality and dynamism to the picture.

With realistic skills and keen observation, the painter depicts the light and shadow of the jungle, and highlights the girl's naked body with light and shadow effects, making the picture appear unified and harmonious.

"It's so beautiful! Andrew is so good at enjoying life"

While appreciating this oil painting, Ye Tian couldn't help but secretly admired it, with a bit of envy in his eyes.

In the spare time of busy work, when you are physically and mentally exhausted, it is definitely a very pleasant thing to look up to appreciate such a beautiful and vibrant painting.

It seems that this guy Andrew is not only a guy who is keen on luxury goods and covets, but also has a good artistic taste! It couldn't be more appropriate to hang this oil painting in the lounge!

As for whose work this landscape oil painting is and what its name is, Ye Tian already knew it at first sight when he saw this oil painting!

This is one of the representative works of Jean-François Miller, an outstanding French realist painter in the 19th century, and it is a well-known top artwork.

Jean-François Miller is good at depicting rural themes. His works mainly depict the labor and life of peasants, with a strong rural life flavor.

He never fictitious scenes, each painting is from the French farmers who are farming, grazing, laboring, and living, and each painting is a portrayal of real life.

Because of this, he also got the nickname of a 'peasant painter'.

Miller has a very high status in the history of French painting. He is one of the important members of the Barbizon school. He has lived in Barbizon for 27 years, longer than any other painter. All profound and pertinent!

In addition, he is also the most beloved painter in the history of modern French painting. His simple and friendly artistic language is especially loved by the majority of French farmers.

He created many outstanding works in his life, such as the famous paintings that are well-known to the French people,,,,, and so on.

This picture in the lounge is also one of his masterpieces!

On this painting, Ye Tian did not find the artist's signature, but he was extremely sure of his judgment.

The reason is very simple. In his eyes, this oil painting radiates dazzling red light. Judging from the intensity of the light, Ye Tian instantly determined the age of creation of this oil painting.

This oil painting was created in the early 1860s, no doubt about it!

The more than ten layers of alluring halos on the painting aptly illustrate its value. This is a top-level artwork from the master, with extraordinary artistic value!

Of course, the market value of this oil painting is equally otherworldly, and if it were put at auction, it would be very easy to fetch millions of dollars.

If you meet a collector who sees the right eye, it is not impossible to fetch more than ten million dollars or even more!

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There is another important reason that makes Ye Tian sure of his own judgment.

He knew this landscape oil painting, he had seen it in many art books and catalogues, and he knew that this oil painting was kept in the museum.

This oil painting is collected in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, which is a very important collection. Pictures of this oil painting can often be seen in the official introduction of the art museum.

I haven't heard that this top oil painting was stolen, so why did it appear in Boston, in this guy's lounge?

The reason is simple, this is a sister painting from the Walters Art Gallery.

When Miller created this oil painting, he must have painted two paintings at once, with the same theme, the same content, and most of the places are exactly the same! Like cloning paintings.

Of course, they can't be exactly the same, after all, they are subjectively created works of art, not real clones!

In some local details of the paintings, there are still some differences between the two paintings! These differences would be hard to spot without a good knowledge of the two paintings and careful study.

But these differences are very obvious in Ye Tian's eyes. Under his perspective ability, all secrets no longer exist. Almost at first glance, he can see the difference between the two oil paintings!

It is not uncommon to use the same theme to create several identical oil paintings.

Paul Cezanne is like this. He has painted the Saint-Victor Mountain in his hometown for more than 20 years. There are many similar paintings, but it does not affect the artistic value and market value of these paintings!

Not to mention the modern Andy Warhol, who is purely a painting dealer who uses screen printing technology to copy directly. How can this make sense?

Perhaps it is because of this that Andrew dares to hang this oil painting in the lounge, enjoy the beautiful rural scenery alone, and experience the charm of the top artwork!

Even if someone asks or doubts the value of this top oil painting, Andrew has the perfect excuse to explain and prevaricate!

He would say that this is an old copy, really, in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore!

Hearing this explanation, I am afraid that no one will have any doubts about this oil painting again, and no one will have any coveted heart for this oil painting.

In their view, this is just a copy, what value can it have?

But how did they know that what they saw was a top-level artwork with extraordinary artistic value and a market value of hundreds of millions of dollars!

Although Ye Tian is very sure that this is one of Miller's representative works, he does not know where this oil painting came from, or which collector or the museum's stolen collection.

Because this top oil painting is not on the list of stolen works of art, there is no news of this oil painting in the art market.

Apparently, this painting was never known!

This painting may have always been the private collection of a family or collector, and even if it was stolen, it did not attract any attention.

It may even be a lost work of art during the war. During World War I and World War II, Europe lost countless precious works of art, many of which went into the sea, and there is no news since then.

So is it possible that it is Andrew's private collection, not stolen art?

This thought only flickered in Ye Tian's mind, and he was immediately denied it!

If it was a legitimate, sun-kissed art collection, this top painting should hang in Andrew's house, not in the company's lounge.

A work of art worth hundreds of millions of dollars! Who has such a big heart? Dare to hang such a priceless picture in the company, even if he has a perfect excuse to cover it up! More reluctant!

Unless there is a problem with the origin of this oil painting, it did not pour out the painstaking efforts and emotions of myself and my family, and it did not cost much, so it would be hung here.

So why didn't Andrew send this top painting to auction?

You know, this piece is not on the list of stolen works of art. As long as it is sent to the auction house and passed the appraisal, it will definitely make a lot of money.

There is of course a reason why Andrew didn't do this, and that's understandable!

This guy is never short of money. It can be seen from his extravagant life. Plus, he likes this oil painting, so he naturally stays and enjoys it for himself.

There is another reason, he doesn't want to attract the attention of the outside world! Avoid getting into trouble!

This includes not only professionals in the field of antique art collections, but also the FBI Art Crime Unit, and the most murderous IRS!

Seeing this top oil painting, Ye Tian immediately strengthened his judgment.

This guy Andrew is most likely an international art thief, and the head of an art theft gang.

Even if not, he is inextricably linked to international art thieves.

His shipping agency is simply a cover, used to hide people's eyes and ears, and it is also the most perfect smuggling channel for stolen antiques and artworks!

While running a legitimate shipping agency business, he was able to secretly ship a steady stream of stolen antique art from around the world to the United States through this company.

Then look for opportunities to sell on the black market of art, make a fortune, use it to maintain your luxurious life, and accumulate a lot of wealth!

Judging by his kinship with the deputy director of the Gardner Museum, this guy is likely to be one of the robbers who looted the Gardner Museum.

If the judgment is correct, then the 13 top works of art stolen from the Gardner Museum are likely still in their hands at this time.

All you have to do now is find another robber and find the whereabouts of those stolen artworks!

As long as you have solid evidence, you can sit down and negotiate with the FBI Art Crime Unit, the Gardner Museum, and other museums and collectors, slaughter them, and make a fortune!

The harvest day is not far away! Close at hand!

After admiring the famous paintings in the lounge for a while, Ye Tian turned his attention and began to explore the rest of the place.

In addition to this one, there are no other antique artworks in the lounge, and there is no hidden secret room, so don't look at it again.

The next room is the data room, and there are no surprises to find.

Soon, Ye Tian took a look at all the rooms facing the street in this villa, and found no heavyweight antique artwork again, which was no different from other shipping agency companies.

While speaking, he had already walked to the front of the villa.

When he came here, Ye Tian immediately stopped, pretending to appreciate the villa, turned around and started to see from the front, so that he could see a larger area, more content, and more comprehensive!

But unfortunately, nothing has been found yet.

The office area doesn't have any secrets that he is interested in. There is an old-fashioned vault in the basement, which has been transformed into a wine cellar by Andrew, where some high-end red wine, whiskey, brandy, etc. are kept.

This is not Ye Tian's goal, his sight swept past!

Then, he continued forward, walked to the other side of the villa, and looked at the villa again from the other side.

Still no harvest, no other antique artwork seen.

Then, Ye Tian withdrew his gaze and ended the perspective.

It's time to leave!

With a bright smile on his face, Ye Tian strolled forward and left Liverpool Street contentedly.

The next target, Andrew's younger brother.

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